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Fitzwilliam Primary School

Second Avenue, Pontefract, WF9 5BA

Local ranking90th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
50.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
71.0%
Writing (Expected)
75.0%
Maths (Expected)
57.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
68.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
28

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
227
Boys
128 (56%)
Girls
99 (44%)
Capacity
210 (108% full)
SEND
20.7%
FSM Eligible
30.8%
EAL
7.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.6%
SEN Support
18.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,430/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.9% 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

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.2%
  • White Other: 2.2%
  • Mixed Other: 1.8%
  • Black African: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
  • Other: 0.9%

91.2%

White British

2.2%

White Other

1.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Second Avenue

Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
144449
UKPRN
10063751
Establishment No.
2197
Trust
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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