Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 108270
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Sandal, WF2 6AS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 625 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 31%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 55.2%
Pakistani 14.2%
Other White 12.6%
Mixed 9.7%
African 5.1%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-5.6
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsWell below average-5.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 38%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 89 45 44 |
| Year 1 | 90 41 49 |
| Year 2 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 3 | 90 48 42 |
| Year 4 | 89 60 29 |
| Year 5 | 90 59 31 |
| Year 6 | 87 46 41 |