Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceSandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wakefield.
Summary of the comparison
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource and Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School are primary schools in Wakefield.
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is ahead on our composite score.
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource was judged Good and Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School was judged in need of attention.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource and 45.0% for Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource (56.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WakefieldMethodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | WakefieldSandal Castle VA Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100Stronger figure | F32/100 | |
| Local ranking | 81st of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure | 94th of 111 in Wakefield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 245 | 608 | |
| Capacity | 250 | 630 | |
| Location | Wakefield, WF2 7RU | Wakefield, WF2 6AS | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 65.0% Stronger figure | 45.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 237 | 618 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.9% | 24.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.3% | 33.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.5% | 20.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 9.3% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.7% | 13.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
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