St Botolphs CE Academy | School performance

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

304

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

304

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

304

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1

Admissions—

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Botolphs CE Academy · Primary · Wakefield

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

65%

-10pp

75%70%64%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

RWM higher standard

0pp

10%8%5%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

18%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

18%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

304

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

31%

SEN

32%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Primrose Vale, Wakefield, Knottingley, WF11 9BT

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

stbotolphsacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01977677494

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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	65%	5%	73%	18%	73%	8%	78%	15%	80%	63%	103.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	32%	304
2023/24	75%	5%	84%	20%	84%	9%	86%	25%	80%	80%	105.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	25%	315
2022/23	67%	9%	73%	22%	76%	16%	76%	24%	78%	69%	104.0	103.0	103.0	+0.70	+1.60	+0.10	18%	330
2018/19	64%	10%	71%	24%	69%	17%	71%	17%	79%	69%	102.0	102.0	103.0	+1.10	+1.30	+0.10	9%	348
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	304	27.3	32%	5%	31%	6%	14%
2023/24	315	22.7	25%	5%	31%	6%	14%
2022/23	330	22.7	18%	6%	30%	8%	22%
2021/22	324	19.1	10%	6%	30%	6%	20%
2020/21	335	20.4	11%	5%	26%	—	—
2018/19	348	22.2	9%	5%	25%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	5%	17%