Walton Primary Academy 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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The Grove, Wakefield

School Information

Address: The Grove, Wakefield, WF2 6LD
Website: www.waltonprimary.org/
Telephone: 01924255960
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tony Harpham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141282

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 351
Number of Boys: 179
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.5
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road , WF1 5NU 		3out of 4 2,631 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walton Primary Academy
The Grove , Walton WF2 6LD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6AS 		3out of 4 1,863 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
Shay Lane , Crofton WF4 1NN 		3out of 4 2,412 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road , Agbrigg WF1 5NF 		3out of 4 2,580 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Crofton Infant School
High Street , Crofton WF4 1NG 		3out of 4 2,716 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3out of 4 2,091 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive , Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3out of 4 2,537 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crofton Academy
High Street , Crofton WF4 1NF 		2out of 4 2,594 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Springfield Centre
Pontefract Road , Crofton WF4 1LL 		3out of 4 3,146 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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