Jerry Clay Academy

Jerry Clay Academy continues to demonstrate outstanding performance, maintaining its exceptional standards since the last inspection in 2017. Leaders are committed to relentless improvement, ensuring that pupils achieve high standards across all subjects and key stages. The school is highly regarded by parents, with unanimous recommendations highlighting the quality of education offered. The curriculum not only meets but exceeds national expectations, fostering exemplary behavior and high attendance among pupils, which contributes to their overall success. The school is particularly noted for its innovative approaches to teaching and learning, including exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils thrive in a nurturing environment, making rapid progress, especially in early reading and mathematics. Furthermore, the emphasis on pupils' personal development and leadership skills prepares them well for future challenges. Overall, Jerry Clay Academy exemplifies an institution dedicated to excellence in both academic and holistic education.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education with high standards across all subjects.
• Innovative curriculum that exceeds national expectations.
• Strong focus on personal development and leadership skills.
• Highly effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Exemplary behavior and high attendance among 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 Jerry Clay Academy attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Jerry Clay Academy 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 Jerry Clay Academy had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 4.7% of pupils at Jerry Clay Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 2024–25 Jerry Clay Academy received £7,228 and spent £7,306 for each of its 212 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £20,000 (-£94 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Accomplish Multi Academy Trust Limited, income was £6,469 and spending £6,498 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wakefield · Wakefield local authority: places and applications

Jerry Clay Academy is part of Accomplish Multi Academy Trust Limited, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Wakefield
• Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Castleford
• Townville Academy Castleford
• Auckley Primary Academy Doncaster

What is Jerry Clay Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Jerry Clay Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Jerry Clay Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Jerry Clay Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Jerry Clay Academy have?

Jerry Clay Academy has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Jerry Clay Academy cover?

Jerry Clay Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Jerry Clay Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Jerry Clay Academy?

Jerry Clay Academy is at Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0NP.