Upton Primary School is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Waggon Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Waggon Lane, Pontefract, WF9 1JS
Website: http://uptonprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01977650820
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynne Williamson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130862

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 460
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 253

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.7
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton Primary School
Waggon Lane , Upton WF9 1JS 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Main Street , Badsworth WF9 1AJ 		3out of 4 2,453 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Ash Grove Primary Academy
Ash Grove , South Elmsall WF9 2TF 		1out of 4 2,546 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College
Minsthorpe Lane , South Elmsall WF9 2UJ 		3out of 4 2,333 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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