Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 7 2025 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, WF2 6AS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 618 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 33.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 52.8%
Pakistani 13.8%
Other White 12.9%
Mixed 9.1%
African 6.8%
Other 1.9%
Indian 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 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 52%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 81
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 90 47 43 |
| Year 1 | 85 46 39 |
| Year 2 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 3 | 85 41 44 |
| Year 4 | 90 48 42 |
| Year 5 | 90 61 29 |
| Year 6 | 88 57 31 |