Sandal Magna Community Academy

WakefieldAcademy sponsor led

Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF

Headteacher: Mr Craig ElliottSchool website ↗Pupils: 263 (capacity: 262)Part of ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
60% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
60%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 November 2022Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
67.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 67%·Writing 80%·Maths 87%All three 67%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding13%
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?
28
How many families wanted this school first?
47
How many got their first choice?
28of 47 (59.6%)
How many applied in total?
85

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
43.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
90.0%
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%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
128 girls, 135 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 67% (2023/24), currently 67%

* 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
2015/1619.0%0.0%-3.7-6.7-2.3
2016/1732.0%4.0%-0.8+3.6-1.9
2017/1837.0%3.0%-1.9+3.4-0.9
2018/1918.0%4.0%-2.80.0-0.9
2022/2360.0%0.0%+0.5+1.8+0.5
2023/2467.0%4.0%---
2024/2567.0%0.0%---