Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

WakefieldVoluntary controlled school

Southdale Road, Ossett, WF5 8BA

Headteacher: Mrs Kerry PartingtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 342 (capacity: 360)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected May 2025
94%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected May 2025

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 May 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

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.
94.0%
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%.
25.0%
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 94%·Maths 96%All three 94%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected94%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding56%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
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).
16.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
159 girls, 183 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 94% 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
2015/1645.0%0.0%-0.8-5.0-3.2
2016/1767.0%11.0%-1.8-0.4-1.4
2017/1868.0%19.0%-1.3-2.0-1.1
2018/1981.0%18.0%-1.4-0.5-0.4
2022/2382.0%11.0%-0.6+1.0+2.2
2023/2488.0%9.0%---
2024/2594.0%25.0%---