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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF8 3NPThe Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Primary

The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 3NP https://rookeries.patrust.org.uk/

Pupils
320
cap. 316
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
32%
RWM higher · 2024/25
320
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
32%
RWM higher · 2024/25
320
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
-11pp
85%78%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
32%
+12pp
32%16%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
64%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
59%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
320
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP
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
2024/2573%32%73%64%75%36%77%41%86%77%109.0108.0109.022%320
2023/2484%20%89%77%84%23%86%61%86%91%112.0110.0114.016%322
2022/2385%28%85%73%90%35%90%40%90%83%110.0107.0107.0+8.00+6.50+5.6015%315
2018/1971%0%71%9%82%18%79%15%76%68%101.0104.0104.0-3.00+0.10-0.5021%251
2017/1871%0%71%6%77%6%77%3%71%68%103.0103.0105.0-4.90-3.00-3.1020%240
2016/1738%0%38%0%59%0%72%0%72%62%97.0102.0102.0-4.40-3.00-0.5023%221

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
2024/2532022.422%4%21%4%6%
2023/2432226.316%4%23%4%7%
2022/2331531.115%4%22%4%9%
2021/2230533.216%6%20%5%11%
2020/2128027.516%6%17%
2018/1925127.221%8%21%4%8%
2017/1824025.120%7%20%5%11%
2016/1722120.823%9%22%5%12%

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