Northfield Primary School | Primary in Pontefract, Wakefield | Ofsted & DfE

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

355

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

355

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

355

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Northfield Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard

83%

83%83%83%

'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

27%

27%27%27%

'25

'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

54%

Writing expected standard

85%

Writing higher standard

31%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

48%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

29%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

355

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Northfield Lane, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3LY

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

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Telephone

01977651291

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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	83%	27%	88%	54%	85%	31%	83%	48%	85%	79%	109.0	109.0	105.0	—	—	—	20%	355
2023/24	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	—	—	—	24%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	355	25.7	20%	3%	26%	4%	4%
2023/24	371	—	24%	3%	29%	6%	15%