Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is a primary school located in Wakefield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St George's Road, Wakefield

School Information

Address: St George's Road, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Website: www.snapethorpeprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01924367396
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Keith Lockwood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133758

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 650
Number of Pupils: 635
Number of Boys: 339
Number of Girls: 296

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road , Lupset WF2 8AA
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road , WF2 9DD
2out of 4 977 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount , Thornes Road WF2 8QW
3out of 4 1,175 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane , WF2 9JA
3out of 4 1,265 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Horbury Primary Academy
Northfield Lane , Horbury WF4 5DW
3out of 4 1,610 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE
3out of 4 1,397 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF
2out of 4 1,419 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road , WF5 0DG
3out of 4 3,019 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 2,756 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH
- not rated 2,897 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road , Lupset WF2 8BB
- not rated 253 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane , WF4 6BB
- not rated 1,831 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX
- not rated 2,959 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD
- not rated 2,968 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS
- not rated 3,041 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.