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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF2 8STWakefield Lawefield Primary School
Primary

Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Wakefield · WF2 8ST www.lawefield.wakefield.sch.uk/

Pupils
451
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wakefield Lawefield Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-11pp
64%57%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
451
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
60%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST
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
2024/2553%5%61%15%76%5%64%20%88%68%101.0102.0104.021%451
2023/2464%2%67%22%76%5%73%13%87%73%103.0102.0106.018%453
2022/2350%2%59%9%75%9%66%16%79%73%101.0103.0105.0-2.50+1.70-0.2018%457
2018/1952%17%59%28%69%28%69%34%69%83%102.0104.0108.0+2.60+4.70+3.4013%358
2017/1859%0%72%14%79%10%72%10%76%86%104.0104.0106.0+1.40+2.10+2.3014%321
2016/1736%4%36%7%71%14%68%11%46%75%97.0100.0102.0-4.90-0.70-2.3018%302

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
2024/2545124.621%60%31%6%14%
2023/2445321.618%60%32%5%17%
2022/2345723.618%58%34%6%18%
2021/2244021.314%58%33%6%18%
2020/2141220.416%59%27%
2018/1935823.613%61%19%4%8%
2017/1832122.814%62%17%4%8%
2016/1730220.818%67%20%5%12%

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