Wrenthorpe 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 09/04/2014. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Imperial Avenue, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW
Website: www.wrenthorpeacademy.org
Telephone: 01924378001
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Coyle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144237

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 310
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 147

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
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
Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue , Wrenthorpe WF2 0LW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jerry Clay Academy
Jerry Clay Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0NP
4out of 4 658 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newton Hill Community School
Leeds Road , Newton Hill WF1 2HR
3out of 4 1,402 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
St Paul's Drive , Alverthorpe WF2 0BT
2out of 4 1,452 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Ledger Lane , Outwood WF1 2PH
4out of 4 1,576 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF
4out of 4 1,027 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH
- not rated 2,101 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 2,736 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW
3out of 4 46 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hall Cliffe Primary School
7 Wrenthorpe Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0QB
- not rated 689 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD
- not rated 1,058 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX
- not rated 1,952 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY
- not rated 2,019 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.