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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF8 4BWHalfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary

Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 4BW http://www.halfpenny.patrust.org.uk

Pupils
437
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
93%
RWM expected · 2024/25
26%
RWM higher · 2024/25
437
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
93%
RWM expected · 2024/25
26%
RWM higher · 2024/25
437
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School · Primary · Wakefield

Finance£5544 spend / pupil£6359 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
93%
+5pp
93%76%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 93%
RWM higher standard
26%
-2pp
28%17%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 26%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
97%
Reading higher standard
72%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
52%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
95%
LA AVG 69.46%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 23.58%
Reading scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 104.62
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
437
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW
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
2024/2593%26%97%72%95%36%95%52%95%95%111.0110.0109.016%437
2023/2488%28%95%63%92%35%93%58%92%92%112.0110.0109.014%443
2022/2390%17%95%67%90%23%92%67%90%90%112.0111.0110.0+8.50+2.90+8.509%459
2018/1984%14%88%28%89%19%96%30%91%93%106.0108.0108.0-0.30-0.90+1.3010%453
2017/1859%5%67%26%72%10%78%24%71%76%104.0104.0106.0-0.80-2.20+0.3011%455
2016/1743%6%55%15%70%9%60%11%72%62%101.0101.0103.0-3.10-1.90-2.7010%455

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
2024/2543724.816%6%24%4%7%
2023/2444332.414%5%24%4%12%
2022/2345933.89%4%20%5%14%
2021/2244326.012%2%21%5%11%
2020/2145527.911%3%24%
2018/1945326.810%3%22%4%10%
2017/1845526.011%4%22%5%13%
2016/1745526.510%5%19%5%12%

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