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Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onWakefield, WF1 3SQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

356

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School is a Community school primary school in Wakefield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School is a community school in Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 354 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #68 of 98 primaries in Wakefield and #10,201 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%

Reading70% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 75%

Maths65% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading65% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-2.1 to 1.9

-1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-3.8 to 0.0

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 4.6

4.2

Write

LA 0.1

1.9 to 6.5

3.9

Maths

LA -0.1

1.7 to 6.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%

Reading55% LA 71%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths69% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.7

-4.5 to 0.1

1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.8

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.8 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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08 March 2011

Inspection Report

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05 February 2008

Inspection Report

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09 February 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-05

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 354 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	354	10	2.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	354	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	355	9	2.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	359	5	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	353	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	359	7	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	356	3	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	339	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	347	4	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	333	7	2.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	317	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	318	2	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	295	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	286	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	271	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 39 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils