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King's Meadow Academy

Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP

Local ranking87th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 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)
45.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
59.0%
Writing (Expected)
66.0%
Maths (Expected)
45.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
48.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
243
Boys
127 (52%)
Girls
116 (48%)
Capacity
315 (77% full)
SEND
17.7%
FSM Eligible
45.7%
EAL
16.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
14.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,305/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 79.3%
  • White Other: 9.9%
  • Black African: 2.9%
  • Black Other: 1.6%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.2%
  • Asian Other: 0.8%

79.3%

White British

9.9%

White Other

2.9%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
146034
UKPRN
10068098
Establishment No.
2038
Trust
WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST

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