Thorpe Primary SchoolEast Ardsley Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Thorpe Primary School and East Ardsley Primary Academy are primary schools in Wakefield.

  • Thorpe Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and East Ardsley Primary Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thorpe Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thorpe Primary School was judged Good and East Ardsley Primary 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 67.0% for Thorpe Primary School and 54.0% for East Ardsley Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Thorpe Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at East Ardsley Primary Academy (60.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thorpe Primary School versus East Ardsley Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WakefieldThorpe Primary SchoolWakefieldEast Ardsley Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking71st of 214 in Leeds Stronger figure141st of 214 in Leeds
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 422
Capacity245 420
LocationWakefield, WF3 3DG Wakefield, WF3 2BA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 2.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 422
Free school meals (ever 6)18.7% 14.9%
English as an additional language3.0% 3.3%
SEN support23.0% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% Stronger figure11.7% 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.

Thorpe Primary School

East Ardsley Primary Academy

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