Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Shay Lane
Crofton
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 1NN
Phone 01924862600
Reference Number 130375

General Makeup

Number of pupils 229
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.34%
Girls: 50.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 18 29
2 12 18 30
3 19 6 25
4 16 16 32
5 17 13 30
6 13 16 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.2%
African 5.2%
White, Other 4.4%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
White & Asian 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 2024-03-27
Date Report
2024-02-21 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 27 March 2024
2018-11-20 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 05 December 2018
2014-11-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 17 December 2014
2013-03-11 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 April 2013
2012-12-11 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2013
2011-01-12 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 03 February 2011
2008-03-03 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 07 April 2008
2003-06-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 20 October 2003

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

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 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

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 -1.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 29 1
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Crofton Junior School
Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1HJ
0.4 miles
Crofton Infant School
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NG
0.41 miles
Sharlston Community School
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1.25 miles
Walton Primary Academy
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1.37 miles
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School
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1.68 miles
Sandal Magna Community Academy
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2.03 miles
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
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2.09 miles
The Castle Nursery School
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2.1 miles
Newlands Primary School
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2.34 miles
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
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2.54 miles
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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2.61 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
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2.71 miles
Normanton Junior Academy
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2.71 miles
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
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2.73 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
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2.77 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4LU
2.81 miles
Fitzwilliam Primary School
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2.84 miles
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School
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2.85 miles
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2HZ
2.94 miles
Normanton Altofts Junior School
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3.02 miles
Name Distance
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
0.29 miles
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
2 miles
Outwood Academy Freeston
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2.63 miles
Outwood Academy City Fields
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2.64 miles
Kettlethorpe High School
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Ivy Lane School
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3.36 miles
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
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3.4 miles
Trinity Academy Cathedral
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3.4 miles
Wakefield Girls' High School
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3.41 miles
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
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3.47 miles
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
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3.95 miles
The Featherstone Academy
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3.95 miles
Ackworth School
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4.17 miles
Oakfield Park School
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4.32 miles
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
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4.58 miles
Horbury Academy
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4.62 miles
Silcoates School
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4.63 miles
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