King's Meadow Academy | Primary in Pontefract, Wakefield | Ofsted & DfE

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of King's Meadow Academy · Primary · Wakefield

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

45%

+2pp

45%39%32%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

RWM higher standard

0pp

3%2%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

59%

Reading higher standard

28%

Writing expected standard

66%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

45%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

66%

SPAG expected standard

48%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

99.0

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

243

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

46%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

www.kingsmeadowacademy.org

Telephone

01924967607

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	45%	0%	59%	28%	66%	0%	45%	14%	66%	48%	102.0	100.0	99.0	—	—	—	18%	243
2023/24	43%	0%	48%	7%	55%	0%	50%	7%	55%	38%	98.0	99.0	96.0	—	—	—	22%	245
2022/23	32%	3%	34%	11%	66%	11%	47%	5%	55%	34%	97.0	98.0	98.0	-5.40	+2.10	-2.70	24%	268
2018/19	39%	0%	52%	6%	61%	3%	58%	6%	67%	52%	98.0	99.0	99.0	-6.40	-4.10	-6.10	26%	274
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	243	25.3	18%	16%	46%	7%	24%
2023/24	245	22.1	22%	12%	45%	10%	35%
2022/23	268	22.0	24%	9%	44%	9%	34%
2021/22	257	19.8	30%	9%	48%	7%	22%
2020/21	274	21.2	19%	8%	46%	—	—
2018/19	274	—	26%	6%	44%	6%	23%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	7%	23%