Northfield Primary School

Northfield Lane, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3LY

Local ranking85th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource (URN 130859) since 30 November 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 83.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 27.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 88.0%
Writing (Expected): 85.0%
Maths (Expected): 83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 79.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 105.0
Cohort Size: 48

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 355
Boys: 187 (53%)
Girls: 168 (47%)
Capacity: 315 (113% full)
SEND: 20.3%
FSM Eligible: 25.8%
EAL: 3.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 9.3%
SEN Support: 11.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 25.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 13.7
Budget per Pupil: £5,750/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 4.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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

White British: 93.7%
White Other: 2.6%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
Black African: 0.6%
Asian Pakistani: 0.3%
Other: 0.3%

93.7%

White British

2.6%

White Other

1.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01977651291

cbaggley@northfield.patrust.org.uk

Northfield Lane

Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 150309
UKPRN: 10093643
Establishment No.: 2043
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST

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