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Hendal Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Wakefield · WF2 7QW www.hendalprimary.org.uk

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hendal Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-8pp
60%55%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
8%
+3pp
8%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW
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
2024/2551%8%70%23%64%8%66%19%68%68%104.0103.0104.025%416
2023/2459%5%64%27%69%8%75%22%69%66%104.0105.0105.022%420
2022/2349%4%63%24%73%4%76%16%73%71%103.0103.0104.0-0.30+0.20+0.3021%416
2018/1960%3%69%3%71%11%83%14%77%74%102.0103.0104.0-3.50-2.90-2.1032%383
2017/1850%2%57%14%74%7%64%12%69%62%101.0101.0103.0-4.10-1.60-2.8026%390
2016/1739%0%59%13%48%0%67%7%57%65%100.0101.0103.0-4.60-6.40-4.0014%390

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
2024/2541622.625%16%35%5%17%
2023/2442019.922%13%39%6%18%
2022/2341621.321%13%40%6%15%
2021/2241122.725%11%40%6%21%
2020/2140719.923%11%32%
2018/1938319.932%11%36%4%10%
2017/1839025.626%10%35%6%16%
2016/1739024.014%8%37%6%18%

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