Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is currently assessed as requiring improvement overall, with certain aspects of the school's performance showing promise while others need significant development. The leadership team has made strides in addressing past instability, but the quality of education provided to pupils still falls short in some areas, particularly in developing the full potential of the curriculum. Notably, the school's efforts in enhancing its teaching methods have yet to yield discernible improvements in pupil attainment across key measures, although behaviour and personal development are positives in the current environment.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and attitudes in lessons and around the school.
• There is a strong curriculum for mathematics that builds knowledge effectively.
• Reading is prioritized with engaging lessons and supportive classroom environments.
• Children in early years develop confidence and independence in a nurturing setting.
• Pupils feel safe and are supported well both educationally and emotionally.

Areas for Improvement

• Quality of phonics teaching is inconsistent and does not address gaps effectively.
• Some subjects do not consistently identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Low attendance remains a concern for some pupils, impacting their learning.

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 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.1% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Wakefield Snapethorpe 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 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.0% 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 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School received £7,639 and spent £7,743 for each of its 593 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £103,000 (£174 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 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School have?

Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School has 601 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School cover?

Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School?

Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is at Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA.