King's Meadow Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 146034
- Address
- Wakefield Road, WF9 5BP
- Website
- www.kingsmeadowacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 243 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 16.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 79%
Other White 9.9%
African 2.9%
Mixed 2.4%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-5.4
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsBelow average-2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 98
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
King's Meadow Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 16.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 44 23 21 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 27 15 12 |
| Year 3 | 43 26 17 |
| Year 4 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 5 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 6 | 28 15 13 |