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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberNorth YorkshireWF8 3JYKirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

North Yorkshire · Pontefract · WF8 3JY http://www.kirksmeaton.n-yorks.sch.uk/

Pupils
104
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
104
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
0%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
104
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
0%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · North Yorkshire

Finance£7877 spend / pupil£8479 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+20pp
75%65%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
13%
+8pp
13%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
50%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 72.04%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 24.19%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.51
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 103.97
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
104
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
0%

Contact

Address
Main Street, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3JY
Local authority
North Yorkshire
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
2024/2575%13%75%25%75%50%75%13%75%75%103.0101.0106.018%104
2023/2455%5%82%32%64%9%86%18%68%86%107.0106.0106.014%125
2022/2360%10%70%20%70%20%70%30%80%60%103.0104.0102.0-1.50+1.10+1.2013%117
2018/1972%11%89%22%78%22%78%28%83%78%105.0105.0103.0+4.20+3.50+3.8012%126
2017/1860%10%70%30%70%30%90%20%80%80%102.0104.0103.0+0.30-2.40+2.9015%104
2016/1733%25%42%25%50%33%50%33%67%50%102.0103.0104.0+1.60+2.40+2.4012%105

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
2024/2510418.818%1%9%3%0%
2023/2412528.314%3%8%4%4%
2022/2311722.013%3%7%4%2%
2021/2212022.17%1%8%6%18%
2020/2111621.59%1%5%
2018/1912619.812%0%9%3%
2017/1810425.015%0%5%4%
2016/1710517.012%1%8%4%7%

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