Ofsted inspection · 12/12/2019
Overview of Simpson's Lane Academy · Primary · Wakefield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 84% | 11% | 84% | 50% | 84% | 23% | 84% | 50% | 82% | 82% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 12% | 83% | 54% | 77% | 15% | 83% | 40% | 81% | 81% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 24% | 397 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 8% | 79% | 35% | 81% | 21% | 85% | 21% | 85% | 73% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | +3.20 | +5.10 | +4.60 | 27% | 378 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 10% | 68% | 20% | 83% | 27% | 80% | 29% | 83% | 71% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | +1.20 | +3.00 | +1.80 | 12% | 353 |
| 2017/18 | 68% | 18% | 85% | 44% | 76% | 18% | 76% | 29% | 74% | 71% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | +4.50 | +2.30 | +3.80 | 13% | 345 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 12% | 69% | 14% | 71% | 17% | 86% | 17% | 86% | 69% | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | -0.90 | -0.90 | +2.70 | 7% | 350 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 402 | 21.2 | 22% | 11% | 58% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 397 | 23.8 | 24% | 10% | 56% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 378 | 20.1 | 27% | 9% | 56% | 7% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 19.9 | 27% | 6% | 60% | 9% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 340 | 18.1 | 17% | 4% | 54% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 353 | 23.5 | 12% | 5% | 60% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 345 | 16.4 | 13% | 6% | 60% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 350 | 16.4 | 7% | 5% | 64% | 5% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.