The Vale Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 138332
- Address
- Ferrybridge Road, WF11 8JF
- Website
- www.thevpacademy.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 218 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 81.2%
Unclassified 6%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 3.2%
African 1.4%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.1
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Vale Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 8 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 13 11 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 3 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 4 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 24 15 9 |