Simpson's Lane Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Knottingley, Wakefield

WF11 0PJ

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

67.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#2,117

National rank

#202

In Yorkshire and The Humber

#24

In Wakefield

Top 15%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

84%

% achieving higher RWM ?

11%

Reading average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

108.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 77% → 84% ▲ 7.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 402 % FSM ever-6 57.7% % EAL 11.2% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

The Vale Primary Academy Knottingley · 0.5 mi 58.7 England Lane Academy Knottingley · 0.6 mi 72.8 Willow Green Academy Knottingley · 1.0 mi 44.4 St Botolphs CE Academy Knottingley · 1.0 mi 48.1 Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Pontefract · 1.4 mi 22.8 Cherry Tree Academy Pontefract · 1.4 mi 37.7 Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Pontefract · 1.5 mi 88.2 De Lacy Primary School Pontefract · 1.6 mi 73.0