Sandal Magna Community Academy

Sandal Magna Community Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection areas. Pupils express pride in their school community, enjoying a respectful and safe environment that promotes strong behavior and strong personal development. The curriculum is coherent and carefully planned, allowing pupils to engage in their learning, particularly in subjects like mathematics and computing. The school has implemented supportive measures for pupils with special educational needs, further contributing to the positive atmosphere.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and exhibit enthusiasm.
• The school promotes respect and acceptance of diversity.
• Leaders have designed a coherent and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs.
• Staff are trained in teaching phonics, facilitating a strong reading foundation.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation across some subjects.
• Some teachers lack confidence in using assessment effectively.
• A significant number of pupils have low attendance, affecting 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 Sandal Magna Community Academy attended 93.4% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Sandal Magna 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 Sandal Magna Community Academy had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.5% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Sandal Magna Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Sandal Magna Community Academy received £6,982 and spent £6,756 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £264,000 (£1,113 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Enhance Academy Trust, income was £7,136 and spending £7,057 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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Sandal Magna Community Academy is part of Enhance Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• CAPA College Wakefield
• St Michael's CofE Academy Wakefield
• Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Wakefield
• Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Barnsley
• Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Pontefract
• Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury
• St Helen's CE Primary School Pontefract
• Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Batley
• St Giles C of E Academy Pontefract
• Diamond Wood Community Academy Dewsbury

What is Sandal Magna Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sandal Magna Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Sandal Magna Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Sandal Magna Community Academy was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Sandal Magna Community Academy have?

Sandal Magna Community Academy has 255 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sandal Magna Community Academy cover?

Sandal Magna Community Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sandal Magna Community Academy?

Sandal Magna Community Academy is at Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5NF.