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The Vale Primary Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Knottingley · WF11 8JF www.thevpacademy.org.uk/

Pupils
218
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
218
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
218
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2013

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Vale Primary Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+2pp
77%76%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
8%
+1pp
13%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
218
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, WF11 8JF
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
2024/2576%8%80%20%80%12%80%24%76%72%104.0104.0102.018%218
2023/2474%7%89%37%81%15%74%26%85%81%108.0105.0107.019%217
2022/2377%13%83%50%87%17%77%33%87%80%109.0107.0107.0+2.10+1.20+0.8013%239
2018/1977%13%77%17%93%33%90%33%100%83%104.0107.0105.0-0.90+3.30+2.509%242
2017/1875%7%82%21%86%29%86%21%86%50%105.0105.0100.0-1.10+0.30+0.607%241
2016/1760%7%63%20%77%13%77%20%83%67%102.0102.0103.0-2.30-1.70-1.406%259

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
2024/2521823.518%12%23%5%12%
2023/2421719.619%9%22%5%10%
2022/2323922.813%8%24%6%14%
2021/2224426.013%8%25%7%19%
2020/2124126.412%5%17%
2018/1924223.29%6%20%4%10%
2017/1824119.57%5%18%4%6%
2016/1725927.86%2%17%5%10%

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