Simpson's Lane Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Knottingley, WF11 0PJ
- Distance
- 0.8km away
The Vale Primary Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, WF11 8JF
Local ranking17th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
236
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 76.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 8.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 25
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 218
- Boys
- 108 (50%)
- Girls
- 110 (50%)
- Capacity
- 236 (92% full)
- SEND
- 18.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.7%
- EAL
- 11.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 16.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,452/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.3%
- White Other: 4.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.9%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Asian Chinese: 0.5%
- Black Other: 0.5%
86.3%
White British
4.4%
White Other
3.4%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Ferrybridge Road
Knottingley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 138332
- UKPRN
- 10037772
- Establishment No.
- 2100
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
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