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Overthorpe CofE Academy

Primary

Kirklees · Dewsbury · WF12 0BH http://www.overthorpecofe.co.uk/

Pupils
224
cap. 294
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Overthorpe CofE Academy · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+1pp
58%51%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
6%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH
Local authority
Kirklees
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
2024/2553%3%57%27%77%10%87%23%90%73%103.0106.0105.026%224
2023/2452%3%61%26%74%3%74%19%90%71%104.0103.0103.026%244
2022/2349%5%60%23%63%5%65%16%72%67%102.0102.0103.0-2.50-2.20-2.2024%267
2018/1958%6%67%27%73%15%73%33%73%76%102.0104.0105.0-1.20-1.30-0.3022%303
2017/1843%3%57%14%62%8%51%3%65%57%100.0100.0102.0-3.40-3.80-2.5022%309
2016/1738%3%47%18%56%6%62%15%65%38%98.0101.0100.0-2.90-0.80-0.3026%317

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
2024/2522424.026%10%50%6%14%
2023/2424420.126%9%45%6%19%
2022/2326720.024%8%48%6%19%
2021/2228921.225%10%47%7%24%
2020/2129821.620%9%37%
2018/1930317.322%9%38%4%10%
2017/1830920.822%7%38%4%10%
2016/1731718.526%6%40%4%10%

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