Walton Primary Academy

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The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD

Headteacher: Mr Jonathan BeanSchool website ↗Pupils: 350 (capacity: 367)Part of WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
81%
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.
71.0%
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 83%·Writing 93%·Maths 81%All three 71%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected81%
Exceeding17%
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?
44
How many families wanted this school first?
52
How many got their first choice?
42of 52 (80.8%)
How many applied in total?
132

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
165 girls, 185 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 76% (2016/17), currently 71%

* 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
2015/1657.0%9.0%+0.3-0.9-0.2
2016/1776.0%16.0%-0.1+0.9-0.7
2017/1861.0%11.0%+1.0+0.2-2.3
2018/1970.0%14.0%-0.3+1.9+0.6
2022/2371.0%11.0%-1.1-1.4-2.4
2023/2464.0%11.0%---
2024/2571.0%10.0%---
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