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Walton Primary Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Wakefield · WF2 6LD www.waltonprimary.org/

Pupils
350
cap. 367
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
350
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
350
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Walton Primary Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+7pp
71%66%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
10%
-1pp
14%12%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
350
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD
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
2024/2571%10%83%43%93%36%81%17%88%76%108.0104.0104.014%350
2023/2464%11%71%29%89%20%78%20%82%76%104.0102.0104.013%350
2022/2371%11%82%27%78%16%82%11%87%78%107.0104.0106.0-1.10-1.40-2.4014%340
2018/1970%14%73%23%82%20%75%27%95%80%105.0104.0109.0-0.30+1.90+0.6014%359
2017/1861%11%83%37%87%28%63%15%98%74%107.0103.0106.0+1.00+0.20-2.30360
2016/1776%16%87%27%89%22%84%27%96%89%105.0104.0106.0-0.10+0.90-0.7011%363

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
2024/2535023.414%2%9%4%8%
2023/2435029.713%2%8%4%8%
2022/2334024.314%2%8%4%9%
2021/2234221.911%3%9%5%8%
2020/2135122.412%3%7%
2018/1935914%3%9%4%6%
2017/1824.24%7%
2016/1736324.111%3%8%3%6%

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