The Vale Primary Academy

About The Vale Primary Academy

The Vale Primary Academy is a primary school in Knottingley, Wakefield, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 218 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Vale Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 26 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. The Vale Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.