St Botolphs CE Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
145576
Address
Primrose Vale, Wakefield, WF11 9BT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
304 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
4.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.3%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.8%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other White 1.6%
Mixed 1.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
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 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Botolphs CE Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
2
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 classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
12
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
5
7
Reception, Full-time
37
20
17
Year 1
30
11
19
Year 2
35
18
17
Year 3
44
24
20
Year 4
45
19
26
Year 5
43
27
16
Year 6
40
24
16
Year 2024-2025

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