Newton Hill Community School

WakefieldCommunity school

Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline WheatleySchool website ↗Pupils: 330 (capacity: 300)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
79% of first-choice applicants offered a place
84%
Reading, Writing & Maths
79%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
84.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 94%·Writing 87%·Maths 97%All three 84%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
53
How many got their first choice?
42of 53 (79.2%)
How many applied in total?
153

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
174 girls, 156 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 84% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1627.0%0.0%-0.4+2.0-1.7
2016/1752.0%3.0%-0.4+1.5+1.7
2017/1855.0%0.0%-2.4+1.3-2.2
2018/1970.0%10.0%-0.4-0.1+1.8
2022/2370.0%3.0%+0.9-0.2+3.5
2023/2473.0%3.0%---
2024/2584.0%10.0%---
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