Cherry Tree Academy | School performance

49%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

240

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

49%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

240

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

49%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

240

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Cherry Tree Academy · Primary · Wakefield

Part ofWATERTON ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

49%

+6pp

49%38%26%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 49%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

53%

Reading higher standard

16%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

65%

SPAG expected standard

47%

SPAG higher standard

23%

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

240

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

50%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

www.cherrytreeacademy.org

Telephone

01924967603

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	49%	5%	53%	16%	63%	7%	60%	9%	65%	47%	101.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	24%	240
2023/24	43%	2%	55%	19%	64%	5%	50%	2%	86%	43%	101.0	98.0	99.0	—	—	—	19%	243
2022/23	26%	0%	40%	5%	63%	0%	44%	2%	65%	49%	98.0	98.0	99.0	-5.00	-1.70	-4.90	26%	257
2018/19	34%	2%	48%	14%	57%	2%	50%	5%	68%	50%	99.0	99.0	100.0	-1.40	-1.60	-1.80	23%	319
2017/18	40%	2%	53%	20%	76%	13%	42%	2%	80%	58%	102.0	101.0	101.0	-1.90	+1.30	-3.00	—	318
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	240	21.4	24%	10%	50%	7%	19%
2023/24	243	20.6	19%	6%	51%	9%	29%
2022/23	257	22.0	26%	4%	51%	9%	32%
2021/22	302	25.7	24%	5%	44%	8%	29%
2020/21	317	20.9	23%	3%	37%	—	—
2018/19	319	—	23%	4%	37%	7%	19%
2017/18	—	22.9	—	—	—	6%	22%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	7%	26%