Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolOssett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ossett.

Summary of the comparison

Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School and Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School are primary schools in Ossett.

  • Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School was judged exceptional and Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 94.0% for Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School and 53.0% for Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (82.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School versus Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OssettOssett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolOssettOssett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking13th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure56th of 111 in Wakefield
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll342 345
Capacity360 315
LocationOssett, WF5 8BA Ossett, WF5 9DG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard94.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census342 345
Free school meals (ever 6)14.3% 14.6%
English as an additional language2.6% 3.8%
SEN support15.8% 7.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.2% Stronger figure11.2% 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.

Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School

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