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South Kirkby Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF9 3DP southkirkbyacademy.org

Pupils
208
cap. 256
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of South Kirkby Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
32%
-9pp
59%46%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
48%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
42%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
208
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Stockingate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3DP
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
2024/2532%0%48%8%73%2%42%7%73%45%99.098.098.015%208
2023/2441%0%55%9%66%0%54%4%70%45%101.099.098.015%211
2022/2333%4%40%10%54%12%40%6%52%37%98.097.098.0-4.80-0.40-4.9020%214
2018/1936%3%42%13%78%8%64%9%67%55%100.0101.0101.0-4.40-0.90-4.1021%240
2017/1859%0%76%22%76%11%69%9%76%70%105.0102.0103.0-1.40-1.90-3.10224
2016/1749%4%51%16%63%18%61%18%63%56%99.0102.0101.0-5.00-0.30-1.7026%229

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
2024/2520821.215%8%49%6%19%
2023/2421121.515%6%54%7%25%
2022/2321421.820%6%48%8%28%
2021/2223530.118%6%42%9%28%
2020/2123919.920%6%44%
2018/1924021%8%44%6%15%
2017/1820.76%14%
2016/1722928.626%4%49%6%17%

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