Upton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
130862
Address
Waggon Lane, Upton, WF9 1JS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
471 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
7.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.1%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.9%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 1.8%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage0.3
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Upton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
9
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
53
25
28
Reception, Full-time
52
31
21
Year 1
61
26
35
Year 2
59
33
26
Year 3
61
37
24
Year 4
54
29
25
Year 5
60
33
27
Year 6
60
27
33
Year 2024-2025

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