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Rooks Nest Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Wakefield · WF1 3DX www.rooksnestacademy.co.uk

Pupils
366
cap. 315
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rooks Nest Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
85%
+5pp
91%81%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
15%
-3pp
18%15%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
366
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Rooks Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX
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
2024/2585%15%85%33%93%26%91%35%93%89%107.0108.0108.016%366
2023/2480%18%82%38%84%33%84%38%84%78%107.0107.0106.012%367
2022/2391%18%93%49%93%20%91%47%93%89%109.0109.0109.0+4.10+3.90+4.8012%367
2018/1971%13%76%29%84%27%82%33%87%82%105.0105.0108.0-0.40+0.30-0.507%379
2017/1882%11%84%38%89%29%91%31%91%89%108.0107.0107.0+1.30+0.70+0.206%388
2016/1786%5%93%36%93%27%93%14%93%95%108.0105.0109.0+2.70+1.30-0.609%384

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
2024/2536624.916%7%15%6%17%
2023/2436723.712%9%14%6%16%
2022/2336723.812%9%12%5%15%
2021/2234028.810%8%10%6%21%
2020/2135928.710%8%8%
2018/1937928.87%8%6%4%8%
2017/1838830.86%7%6%4%9%
2016/1738430.09%6%7%4%11%

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