Gawthorpe Community Academy

Gawthorpe Community Academy has been judged as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school creates a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued, promoting positive relationships among students and staff. The high expectations set by leaders are reflected in pupils' strong behaviour and their engagement in learning across various subjects. Additionally, the ambitious early years curriculum contributes to the effective progress of children as they prepare for key stage 1.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are proud of their school.
• High expectations from leadership contribute to strong pupil behaviour.
• Staff effectively support pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and mathematics helps students achieve fluency.
• Pupils enjoy a range of responsibilities that foster a sense of community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some new leaders lack the knowledge and skills to lead their subjects effectively.
• Inconsistency in storytelling sessions affects some children's interest in reading.

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 Gawthorpe Community Academy attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Gawthorpe Community 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 Gawthorpe Community Academy had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 46.7% 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, 5.6% of pupils at Gawthorpe Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Gawthorpe Community Academy received £6,497 and spent £6,524 for each of its 223 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£639 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,468 and spending £6,416 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 Ossett · Wakefield local authority: places and applications

Gawthorpe Community Academy is part of Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Towngate Primary Academy Ossett
• Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Castleford
• Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Pontefract
• South Hiendley Primary School Barnsley
• Fitzwilliam Primary School Pontefract
• Half Acres Primary Academy Castleford
• Grove Lea Primary School Pontefract
• Ash Grove Primary Academy Pontefract

What is Gawthorpe Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gawthorpe Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Gawthorpe Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Gawthorpe Community Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Gawthorpe Community Academy have?

Gawthorpe Community Academy has 231 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gawthorpe Community Academy cover?

Gawthorpe Community Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Gawthorpe Community Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Gawthorpe Community Academy?

Gawthorpe Community Academy is at High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9QP.