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Grove Lea Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF9 4BQ http://www.groveleaprimary.com

Pupils
246
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Grove Lea Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
77%
+4pp
77%73%69%
'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
246
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary, Grove Terrace, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4BQ
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
2024/2577%7%87%30%83%7%87%37%93%83%106.0106.0104.015%246
2023/2473%0%83%40%73%3%83%37%80%70%108.0108.0107.013%253
2022/2369%7%69%17%86%14%93%28%90%72%104.0107.0106.0-1.10+1.40+1.9014%248

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
2024/2524623.115%5%21%4%6%
2023/2425322.413%3%20%5%12%
2022/2324829.314%3%21%4%9%
2021/2225128.110%2%19%5%7%

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