Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolHorbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School and Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy are primary schools in Wakefield.

  • Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School was judged Good and Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School and 93.0% for Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School (63.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy (86.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School versus Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WakefieldSitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolWakefieldHorbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking72nd of 111 in Wakefield 6th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 121
Capacity210 131
LocationWakefield, WF4 4HQ Wakefield, WF4 5PS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 93.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census197 121
Free school meals (ever 6)18.8% 9.3%
English as an additional language2.5% 0.0%
SEN support10.7% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.4% 3.2% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School

Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

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