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Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 233 pupils Wakefield
Ofsted: Good
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Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy is an academy converter in Wakefield for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 233 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2020 of its predecessor, Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School. In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: October 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Aberford Road
Stanley
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF3 4NT
Phone 01924303805
Reference Number 149869

General Makeup

Number of pupils 233
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.64%
Girls: 49.36%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 20 29
2 16 14 30
3 18 11 29
4 16 11 27
5 17 13 30
6 10 21 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 70.8%
Indian 8.2%
Pakistani 7.3%
White, Other 3.4%
Chinese 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
Unclassified 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
African 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School, inspected in February 2020.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Oct 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 87%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 107
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 36 0
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy had 207 pupils for 210 places. 3 places (1.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Outwood Pyramid Primary” planning area

Wakefield counted 432 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 441 in 2029–30, up 2%.

20242025
Places 210210
Pupils 205207
Unfilled 2.4%1.4%

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 Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 3.9%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 1.7%1.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.6%1.1%

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, 0.4% of pupils at Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.4
Permanent exclusions 00

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 Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

202420252026
Pupils per adult 14.413.89.5
Teachers who left state teaching 6.2%14.9%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%66.7%–
Sick days per teacher 1.73.0–

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, 16.7% of pupils at Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
No specialist assessment of need 13 0
Speech, language and communication needs 7 0
Moderate learning difficulty 6 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 0
Social, emotional and mental health 3 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Physical disability 1 0

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 Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy received £7,052 and spent £7,244 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £23,000 (-£102 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

2025
Revenue reserve -£23,000
per pupil -£102
In-year balance -£44,000
per pupil -£192

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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Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy is part of Accomplish Multi Academy Trust Limited, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

What is Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2020 of its predecessor, Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School.

When was Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy have?

Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy cover?

Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy?

Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy is at Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 4NT.

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