Today (April 16) is the day that applicants who applied to primary schools will receive the results of their application.
To celebrate, we’re looking at the best performing primary schools in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.
The Department of Education's latest performance tables were published last month, which revealed the the 2022-23 academic year’s SAT result in maths, reading and writing in Wakefield’s primary schools.
SATs are Standard Assessment Tests administered by schools for pupils at the end of Year 6 to measure children’s educational achievements.
This is the first time time the data has been published in three years due to the impact of COVID-19 which caused SATs to be cancelled in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Here is the list of the top 18 primary schools in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford which have the highest percentage of pupils meeting the Department of Education’s ‘expected standard’.
Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as ‘working at the expected standard’ or better in writing.
Here are the best performing primary schools across the district, according to latest league tables and SAT scores.
5. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School had 90 per cent of pupils meeting expected standards for reading, writing and maths. The average score in reading was 112 and in maths 111. The school had 60 pupils taking exams at the end of key stage two. Photo: Google Maps
6. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School had 85 per cent of pupils meeting expected standards for reading, writing and maths. The average score in reading was 110 and in maths 107. The school had 40 pupils taking exams at the end of key stage two. Photo: Google Maps
7. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy had 86 per cent of pupils meeting expected standards for reading, writing and maths. The average score in reading was 109 and in maths 109. The school had 14 pupils taking exams at the end of key stage two. Photo: Google Maps
8. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane had 84 per cent of pupils meeting expected standards for reading, writing and maths. The average score in reading was 106 and in maths 108. The school had 43 pupils taking exams at the end of key stage two. Photo: Google Maps