Sharlston Community School | Primary in Wakefield | Ofsted & DfE

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

270

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

270

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

270

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Sharlston Community School · Primary · Wakefield

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

64%

-9pp

79%65%51%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

14%

+8pp

14%9%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

68%

Reading higher standard

32%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

34%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

70%

SPAG higher standard

32%

Reading scaled score

105.0

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

270

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

35%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Hammer Lane, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

www.sharlstonschool.org

Telephone

01924967614

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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	64%	14%	68%	32%	80%	14%	77%	34%	89%	70%	105.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	16%	270
2023/24	73%	6%	76%	18%	79%	18%	76%	24%	79%	64%	104.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	30%	276
2022/23	51%	7%	58%	22%	89%	9%	71%	20%	89%	69%	104.0	104.0	106.0	+0.60	+3.90	+2.00	26%	302
2018/19	79%	14%	82%	29%	93%	21%	82%	18%	86%	82%	106.0	105.0	107.0	+0.40	-0.40	-0.90	16%	320
2017/18	54%	4%	62%	23%	77%	15%	77%	4%	88%	65%	102.0	103.0	103.0	-2.70	-0.80	-1.70	—	294
2016/17	63%	5%	68%	21%	79%	16%	95%	32%	79%	79%	105.0	107.0	106.0	+1.40	+0.50	+3.50	22%	260

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	270	28.7	16%	5%	35%	6%	17%
2023/24	276	26.0	30%	5%	32%	8%	26%
2022/23	302	26.4	26%	5%	27%	7%	21%
2021/22	320	22.4	23%	3%	26%	8%	25%
2020/21	330	22.8	24%	2%	25%	—	—
2018/19	320	—	16%	4%	26%	5%	15%
2017/18	—	21.6	—	—	—	6%	22%
2016/17	260	21.0	22%	3%	23%	5%	12%