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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF8 3SBDarrington Church of England Primary School
Primary

Darrington Church of England Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 3SB www.darringtonschool.co.uk

Pupils
129
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
129
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
129
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Darrington Church of England Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

Finance£6565 spend / pupil£6847 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
-7pp
76%63%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
50%
LA AVG 69.46%
SPAG higher standard
7%
LA AVG 23.58%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.62
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
129
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3SB
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%0%79%29%79%0%79%7%100%50%104.0103.0101.017%129
2023/2471%7%86%36%71%7%86%21%100%93%107.0105.0106.018%123
2022/2354%0%77%23%69%0%77%23%85%85%104.0104.0102.0-1.40-2.80-1.2013%126
2018/1976%6%94%41%82%24%82%24%88%88%109.0104.0108.0-1.10-2.00-3.708%138
2017/1850%0%75%25%75%0%50%8%75%58%106.0100.0103.0-0.40-1.80-5.9012%125
2016/1750%6%81%13%81%19%63%25%75%81%105.0103.0104.0-1.00-1.40-2.4014%125

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2512924.817%2%10%6%17%
2023/2412330.018%1%10%5%15%
2022/2312627.413%2%14%4%11%
2021/2212121.916%2%15%5%11%
2020/2112046.112%0%10%
2018/1913829.08%0%14%5%8%
2017/1812521.412%0%14%6%11%
2016/1712523.214%0%16%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.