West End Academy is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Regent Street, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Regent Street, Pontefract, WF9 4QJ
Website: www.west-endacademy.org
Telephone: 01977616732
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Johnson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140003

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 224
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.6
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West End Academy
Regent Street , Hemsworth WF9 4QJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4LJ 		2out of 4 659 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Helen's CE Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EG 		2out of 4 854 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Grove Lea Primary School
Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary, Grove Terrace , Hemsworth WF9 4BQ 		- not rated 909 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
King's Meadow Academy
Wakefield Road , Fitzwilliam WF9 5BP 		3out of 4 2,066 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield Road , WF9 4AB 		2out of 4 659 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Hemsworth
58 Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EA 		- not rated 660 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield Park School
Barnsley Road , Ackworth WF7 7DT 		4out of 4 3,084 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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