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Newlands Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Normanton · WF6 1BB http://www.newlands.wakefield.sch.uk

Pupils
297
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
297
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
297
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newlands Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
38%
+18pp
43%32%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
49%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
46%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
46%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
297
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB
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
2024/2538%0%49%15%46%0%54%3%62%46%101.0101.0102.032%297
2023/2420%0%30%7%43%0%43%7%53%50%98.098.0102.036%305
2022/2341%0%50%14%50%0%50%5%57%52%101.0101.0101.0-3.60-4.10-2.9034%312
2018/1943%4%50%11%64%11%54%21%71%61%100.0102.0104.0-2.00-1.10-1.9021%257
2017/1831%0%45%7%62%3%62%3%72%55%100.099.0101.0-0.90+2.10+0.4018%263
2016/1730%7%33%13%57%17%43%10%80%43%99.098.0101.0-2.90-0.80-3.008%278

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
2024/2529718.832%18%50%7%24%
2023/2430518.136%16%50%9%31%
2022/2331222.934%16%53%9%36%
2021/2226922.433%19%55%9%37%
2020/2126722.227%21%46%
2018/1925720.921%21%49%7%22%
2017/1826321.318%22%45%6%18%
2016/1727826.18%18%48%6%18%

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