Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource | Primary in Pontefract, Wakefield | Ofsted & DfE

35%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

252

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

35%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

252

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

35%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

252

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

35%

-9pp

59%47%35%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 35%

RWM higher standard

0pp

11%6%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

60%

Reading higher standard

15%

Writing expected standard

40%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

58%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

54%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

10%

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

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

252

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BL

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

www.moorthorpeprimary.co.uk/

Telephone

01977642820

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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	35%	0%	60%	15%	40%	0%	58%	0%	54%	50%	101.0	99.0	99.0	—	—	—	26%	252
2023/24	44%	0%	52%	21%	58%	0%	58%	13%	71%	44%	102.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	22%	284
2022/23	44%	3%	63%	9%	53%	6%	53%	3%	59%	53%	102.0	99.0	100.0	-2.90	-1.30	-2.90	18%	284
2018/19	47%	6%	47%	13%	72%	13%	66%	9%	72%	72%	98.0	100.0	103.0	-3.60	-0.30	-2.80	18%	268
2017/18	59%	11%	74%	22%	67%	11%	74%	19%	78%	67%	103.0	103.0	103.0	+1.30	+0.40	+1.90	18%	258
2016/17	70%	4%	74%	13%	78%	13%	91%	35%	78%	74%	104.0	106.0	106.0	+1.70	+1.40	+3.30	18%	229

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	252	22.4	26%	7%	45%	6%	15%
2023/24	284	23.4	22%	5%	42%	6%	17%
2022/23	284	19.9	18%	5%	38%	6%	21%
2021/22	280	21.2	15%	4%	33%	8%	28%
2020/21	266	21.5	15%	4%	27%	—	—
2018/19	268	23.2	18%	6%	26%	6%	19%
2017/18	258	27.4	18%	5%	29%	6%	16%
2016/17	229	24.2	18%	6%	31%	6%	21%