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Gawthorpe Community Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Ossett · WF5 9QP https://gawthorpe.inspirepartnership.org.uk/

Pupils
226
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Gawthorpe Community Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-17pp
80%64%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
13%
0pp
21%16%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
226
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP
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
2024/2560%13%77%27%77%23%70%37%77%77%105.0104.0105.010%226
2023/2477%13%90%40%83%20%93%23%80%83%108.0106.0105.010%237
2022/2347%10%67%33%67%13%70%27%70%73%105.0104.0105.0-2.40-4.10-2.909%232
2018/1979%21%83%28%90%31%90%38%79%93%106.0107.0110.0-1.20-0.20-0.6012%246
2017/1880%17%87%33%90%33%90%37%83%97%107.0108.0111.0+0.50+1.30+1.8015%255
2016/1793%14%100%36%93%25%100%21%93%96%108.0107.0109.0+1.90+0.80+1.2011%253

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
2024/2522624.810%11%30%4%8%
2023/2423722.810%2%30%4%9%
2022/2323221.69%2%27%6%14%
2021/2222922.513%3%27%7%20%
2020/2123518.710%3%23%
2018/1924625.512%5%24%4%5%
2017/1825530.715%7%25%4%4%
2016/1725322.911%6%22%3%4%

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