Wigginton Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Westfield Lane
Wigginton
York
North Yorkshire
YO32 2FZ
Phone 01904552225
Reference Number 121366

Wigginton Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for its pupils. Students report that each day is an adventure, characterized by strong support and effective learning opportunities. The curriculum is designed to foster creativity, independence, and respect, which resonates well with the pupils. Significant strengths are noted in the school's approach to behaviour, with pupils displaying exceptional respect and kindness, and any incidences of bullying being rare and swiftly addressed. Despite the school's positive attributes, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that the essential knowledge pupils should retain is clearly defined in all subjects. The school is responding to this by evolving its curriculum and addressing historical delays in supporting students with SEND. Overall, Wigginton Primary School showcases a commitment to providing quality education while recognizing the need for ongoing development in specific curricular areas.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 243
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.14%
Girls: 44.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 2.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 21 42
2 19 14 33
3 19 9 28
4 21 22 43
5 23 16 39
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.4%
Unclassified 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White, Other 1.2%
African 1.2%
White & Asian 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 09 Nov 2023
Date Report
09 Nov 2023 School inspection
18 Sep 2018 Short inspection
07 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
12 May 2014 Monitoring visit
27 Nov 2013 Monitoring visit
18 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
30 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
10 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
27 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
18 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy a happy and respectful learning environment.
  • The curriculum encourages creativity and independence.
  • Behaviour is exceptionally good among pupils.
  • The phonics approach is well-embedded and effective.
  • Support for pupils with SEND is timely and responsive.
  • There are extensive enrichment opportunities, including music and sports.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, essential knowledge for retention is not clearly defined.
  • There's a need for more consistency in mathematics teaching.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 78%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 22%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.4
Writing 2.1
Maths -0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 4 1

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