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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF7 7JHOutwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Primary

Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF7 7JH www.belllane.outwood.com

Pupils
315
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
315
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
315
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
83%
0pp
84%81%77%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
20%
-3pp
23%19%14%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
315
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7JH
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
2024/2583%20%88%44%88%24%85%44%90%66%108.0108.0103.010%315
2023/2483%23%85%35%88%35%88%40%93%68%107.0107.0103.012%320
2022/2384%14%84%33%93%37%93%42%93%86%106.0108.0103.0+0.10+3.60+2.4011%320
2018/1977%18%79%31%87%38%95%36%82%90%105.0107.0106.0+1.70+3.40+2.608%327
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2531516.610%4%11%5%9%
2023/2432021.212%3%12%4%6%
2022/2332020.911%3%9%4%9%
2021/2231919.09%2%10%5%11%
2020/2134519.28%1%8%
2018/1932722.38%1%8%4%5%
2017/184%12%

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