Gawthorpe Community Academy

Gawthorpe Community Academy at a glance

Located in Ossett, Wakefield, Gawthorpe Community Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 226 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 60% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 17.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.