Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolKing's Meadow Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School and King's Meadow Academy are primary schools.

  • Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King's Meadow Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School was judged Good and King's Meadow Academy 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 73.0% for Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School and 45.0% for King's Meadow Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School (67.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at King's Meadow Academy (32.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School versus King's Meadow Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WakefieldRyhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPontefractKing's Meadow AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking29th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure87th of 111 in Wakefield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll227 243
Capacity262 315
LocationWakefield, WF4 2AD Pontefract, WF9 5BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure45.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census227 243
Free school meals (ever 6)24.2% 45.7%
English as an additional language5.7% 16.5%
SEN support8.4% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure6.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.2% Stronger figure24.4% 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.

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