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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF8 4RJLarks Hill Junior and Infant School
Primary

Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 4RJ www.larkshill.patrust.org.uk/

Pupils
202
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
97%
RWM expected · 2024/25
53%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
97%
RWM expected · 2024/25
53%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Larks Hill Junior and Infant School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
97%
+4pp
97%80%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 97%
RWM higher standard
53%
+14pp
53%28%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
67%
Writing expected standard
97%
Writing higher standard
57%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
70%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
112.0
Maths scaled score
112.0
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
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
2%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ
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
2024/2597%53%100%67%97%57%97%70%97%87%112.0112.0106.011%202
2023/2493%39%93%57%93%57%93%46%93%93%111.0109.0109.010%208
2022/2393%37%97%70%93%50%93%43%87%93%112.0109.0112.0+6.10+6.40+4.609%210
2018/1987%3%93%40%87%37%90%27%83%90%107.0107.0107.0+1.50+1.60+0.8014%209
2017/1862%10%69%28%83%21%69%14%83%76%103.0103.0105.0-1.90-0.50-1.5012%209
2016/1766%13%78%31%72%22%75%22%72%75%106.0106.0107.0+1.70+0.00+1.2015%211

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
2024/2520223.011%1%6%2%2%
2023/2420826.010%1%6%3%4%
2022/2321026.39%1%6%3%3%
2021/2220929.913%1%5%4%3%
2020/2120929.99%0%5%
2018/1920922.214%1%4%3%
2017/1820925.512%2%4%3%3%
2016/1721124.515%2%6%4%5%

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