86 / 100
Excellent
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
100
Inspection
75
Admissions Value
81
Destinations
—
Stability & Context
75
Top 25% of primary schools in England
Top 25% nationally
#14 of 84 schools in Wakefield
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A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 6 May 2025: Improved significantly. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.
Overall effectiveness
Graded 26 November 2019
Quality of education
Graded 26 November 2019
Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.
Academic year
2025/26
Published admission number (PAN)
42
Places offered by the school
Applications received
120
Times listed as any preference
Offers made
42
Preferred offers from this school
Oversubscription ratio
2.86×
Applications per place
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.
Reading expected %
96.0%
Writing expected %
89.0%
Maths expected %
96.0%
RWM expected %
89.0%
Reading progress
Not published
WF8 2NJ - Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
This school is one of 367 schools in Wakefield.
Total schools
367
Open schools
158
Closed schools
209
Primary schools
253
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.
Behaviour and attitudes
Graded 26 November 2019
Personal development
Graded 26 November 2019
Leadership and management
Graded 26 November 2019
Early years
Graded 26 November 2019
Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.
Improved significantly
Good
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Offer rate
35.0%
Offers as a share of applications
First preference offers: 39
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Writing progress
Not published
Maths progress
Not published
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Secondary schools
41
Special schools
0
Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wakefield)