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Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

Details

Age Range4-11 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious CharacterChurch of England
Local AuthorityWakefield
AddressBarnsley Road, WF2 6AS
School Websitewww.sandalcastleprimary.co.uk
Telephone1924303525
URN108270

School Census

Total 618
Girls/Boys 280/338
Girls/Boys Ratio 45.3%/54.7%
% pupils where English not first language 28.6%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 174
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 25.7%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 23/06/2015 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start DateOfsted Rating
23/06/2015 Good
25/02/2014 Inadequate
Inspection Date 23/06/2015
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 25/02/2014
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Inadequate
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
07 January 2025School inspectionView
16 October 2019School inspectionView
23 June 2015Full inspection: GoodView
11 March 2015Monitoring visitView
26 November 2014Monitoring visitView
11 June 2014Monitoring visitView
25 February 2014Full inspection: InadequateView
14 June 2011Full inspection: GoodView
03 October 2007Full inspection: SatisfactoryView
07 February 2007Curriculum and development visitView
30 June 2003Full inspectionView

Primary Results

Primary Results 2024
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard52%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard1%
Reading104
Maths104
Reading Progress-
Writing Progress-
Maths Progress-
Primary Results 2023
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard38
Pupils achieving at a higher standard2
Reading100
Maths100
Reading Progress-5.6
Writing Progress-2.8
Maths Progress-5.2
Primary Results 2019
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard82%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard9%
Reading110
Maths106
Reading Progress3.5
Writing Progress3.2
Maths Progress-0.6
Primary Results 2018
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard74%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard17%
Reading112
Maths107
Reading Progress5.2
Writing Progress3.0
Maths Progress1.1

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications156
As First Preference62
As second preference54
As third preference20
Total Offers Made79
first preference offers62
second preference offers14
third preference offers3
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications138
As First Preference67
As second preference46
As third preference11
Total Offers Made89
first preference offers67
second preference offers13
third preference offers2
First preference v Offers 1.05%
Total Applications156
As First Preference85
As second preference43
As third preference16
Total Offers Made87
first preference offers81
second preference offers6
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications129
As First Preference81
As second preference31
As third preference6
Total Offers Made90
first preference offers81
second preference offers4
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.05%
Total Applications170
As First Preference81
As second preference50
As third preference19
Total Offers Made89
first preference offers77
second preference offers9
third preference offers3
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications126
As First Preference71
As second preference44
As third preference6
Total Offers Made87
first preference offers71
second preference offers10
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.06%
Total Applications142
As First Preference83
As second preference40
As third preference12
Total Offers Made88
first preference offers78
second preference offers10
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications121
As First Preference74
As second preference31
As third preference8
Total Offers Made77
first preference offers74
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications122
As First Preference79
As second preference34
As third preference9
Total Offers Made86
first preference offers79
second preference offers6
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications107
As First Preference66
As second preference34
As third preference7
Total Offers Made70
first preference offers66
second preference offers4
third preference offers0

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
white british ethnic origin
55.2%
pakistani ethnic origin
14.2%
any other white background ethnic origin
12.6%
african ethnic origin
5.1%
white and black african ethnic origin
3.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
3.2%
white and asian ethnic origin
2.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
1.8%
time period 2022-23
white british ethnic origin
58.7%
pakistani ethnic origin
13.6%
any other white background ethnic origin
11.2%
african ethnic origin
4.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
3.2%
white and black african ethnic origin
2.8%
white and asian ethnic origin
2.8%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
1%

Nearby Schools

St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

(0.36 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 11-16, Gender: Mixed

Address: Barnsley Road, , WF2 6EQ