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Fitzwilliam Primary School

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

personMrs Lynsey Whalley

corporate_fareINSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPontefract, WF9 5BA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Fitzwilliam Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Pontefract, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fitzwilliam Primary School is an academy converter in Pontefract, Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #72 of 98 primaries in Wakefield and #10,495 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%

Reading71% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 75%

Maths57% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading39% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths40% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading45% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths34% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA -0.7

-7.1 to -2.3

-1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-3.4 to 1.0

-4.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-6.5 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading93% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.7

-2.9 to 1.6

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-3.8 to 0.4

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 60%

Reading85% LA 71%

Writing85% LA 77%

Maths85% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.7

-3.6 to 1

0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-2 to 2.4

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.9 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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14 January 2020

Inspection Report

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05 May 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-04-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-17

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

4.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.5%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 227 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.4%, 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)	227	10	4.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	14	6.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	231	11	4.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	227	14	6.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	22	9.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	233	10	4.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	14	6.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	221	9	4.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	19	8.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	226	10	4.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	12	5.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	240	7	2.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	231	8	3.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	225	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	231	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 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Fitzwilliam Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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