Gawthorpe Community Academy

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High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP

Headteacher: Mrs Annabel BerrySchool website ↗Pupils: 226 (capacity: 236)Part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 December 2022Full report ↗

Good

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

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

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.
60.0%
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%.
13.0%

Reading

Expected level77.0%
Exceeding27.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)105.0

Writing

Expected level77.0%
Exceeding23.0%

Maths

Expected level70.0%
Exceeding37.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

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

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
27
Applications received
43
Families who got their first-choice
1.0%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
33.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
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).
17.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1676.0%3.0%+0.1+2.7+1.5
2016/1793.0%14.0%+1.9+0.8+1.2
2017/1880.0%17.0%+0.5+1.3+1.8
2018/1979.0%21.0%-1.2-0.2-0.6
2022/2347.0%10.0%-2.4-4.1-2.9
2023/2477.0%13.0%---
2024/2560.0%13.0%---
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