Gawthorpe Community Academy

High Street, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9QP

Good

Inspected 13 December 2022

Good

Ofsted

60%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

226

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Wakefield →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 226 / 236 (96%)
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Last Ofsted Inspection: 13 December 2022

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

29.8%

Disadvantaged

10.6%

EAL

2.2%

SEN support

8.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

60%

Expected standard (RWM)

13%

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

104

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.5%

Overall absence

7.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.2 vs 2023/24

24.8

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.0 vs 2023/24

2.2

Teaching assistants (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

£48,314

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 20% on leadership pay

↑ +£5,182 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

1.8

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,152

Spend per pupil

£6,475

Income per pupil

43%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.