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Upton Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF9 1JS http://uptonprimary.co.uk

Pupils
471
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
471
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
471
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Upton Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
47%
-8pp
55%50%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
471
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS
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
2024/2547%0%55%12%64%0%64%5%64%45%101.0102.0101.020%471
2023/2455%5%62%20%72%5%70%17%80%70%102.0104.0103.021%463
2022/2344%5%67%20%71%7%62%7%60%58%103.0101.0101.0-0.80+0.30-2.6018%457
2018/1953%3%62%25%63%5%63%17%65%53%102.0101.0101.0-0.90-2.00-2.5016%471
2017/1847%2%67%12%67%4%69%6%65%75%103.0102.0104.0+0.00-1.30-1.3015%458
2016/1752%6%63%23%63%25%71%15%77%69%103.0102.0103.0+0.70-0.60+0.5018%449

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
2024/2547124.920%7%34%7%21%
2023/2446325.121%10%31%8%24%
2022/2345724.118%9%28%8%26%
2021/2245922.615%8%27%8%28%
2020/2146022.818%7%21%
2018/1947124.516%7%24%6%16%
2017/1845824.815%7%24%5%15%
2016/1744922.418%6%27%5%11%

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