Robin Hood Primary School

Robin Hood Primary School continues to perform well and is regarded as a good school, maintaining a strong reputation in its community. It is oversubscribed, reflecting the confidence parents and carers have in the education it provides. The school has designed an ambitious curriculum that focuses on both academic subjects and broader development, with pupils showing good behavior and working collaboratively to resolve conflicts. However, the school recognizes the need to challenge its most able pupils more effectively across various subjects to support their potential.

Strengths

• Strong reputation and high regard from parents and the local community.
• Effective curriculum for pupils' wider development with engaging programs.
• Good early years provision with a well-developed learning environment.
• Positive pupil behavior with rare instances of bullying.
• Skilled leaders who support staff morale and workload.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation does not always provide sufficient challenge for the most able pupils.
• Some reading materials are too easy for certain pupils, hindering their progress.
• Teachers in some subjects do not allow quick advancement for ready pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Robin Hood Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Robin Hood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Robin Hood Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.7% of pupils at Robin Hood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Robin Hood Primary School received £7,185 and spent £7,575 for each of its 418 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £293,000 (-£700 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Robin Hood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Robin Hood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Robin Hood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Robin Hood Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Robin Hood Primary School have?

Robin Hood Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Robin Hood Primary School cover?

Robin Hood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Robin Hood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Robin Hood Primary School?

Robin Hood Primary School is at Leeds Road, Robin Hood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3BG.