Ossett South Parade Primary

Ossett South Parade Primary remains a good school, noted for its inclusive and welcoming environment. Pupils demonstrate impeccable behavior and engage actively in their learning, benefiting from a curriculum that is ambitious and well-sequenced. The school emphasizes personal development, offering varied experiences that encourage responsibility and leadership among students. Special educational needs are identified rigorously, and the support provided is personalized, enabling pupils to achieve well. However, improvements are needed in the teaching of reading beyond phonics, as some pupils are not progressing as expected in this area. This inspection marks the first routine evaluation since the pandemic, allowing the school to showcase its resilience and adaptability in teaching and safeguarding practices.

Strengths

• Inclusive and supportive environment for all students.
• Impeccable pupil behavior throughout the school.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum for all subjects.
• Strong identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Effective phonics instruction leading to confident reading.
• High-quality pastoral support addressing emotional needs.
• Proactive engagement in spiritual, moral, cultural, and social development.
• Dedicated staff committed to continual professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient rigor in teaching reading beyond phonics.

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 Ossett South Parade Primary attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Ossett South Parade Primary 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 Ossett South Parade Primary had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% 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, 12.9% of pupils at Ossett South Parade Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% 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 Ossett South Parade Primary received £6,802 and spent £6,891 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £185,000 (£454 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 Ossett South Parade Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ossett South Parade Primary is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Ossett South Parade Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Ossett South Parade Primary was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Ossett South Parade Primary have?

Ossett South Parade Primary has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ossett South Parade Primary cover?

Ossett South Parade Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ossett South Parade Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ossett South Parade Primary?

Ossett South Parade Primary is at Fairfield Road, South Parade, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DZ.