Grove Lea Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Pontefract, Wakefield
WF9 4BQ
Composite score
58.2

Grove Lea Primary School at a glance

Located in Pontefract, Wakefield, Grove Lea Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 246 pupils aged 3 to 11. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Grove Lea Primary School 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 further down the page.

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#4,463
National rank
#429
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#36
In Wakefield
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 246 % FSM ever-6 20.6% % EAL 5.3% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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