Newton Hill Community School

Primary · Wakefield · WF1 2HR · URN 108164

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-07-17Cohort 338

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 31

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 100 schools in Wakefield

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
84%
Wakefield 64%England 61%
20 percentage points above the area average of 64
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
Wakefield 9.1%England 8%
0.9 percentage points above the area average of 9.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
109
Wakefield 104.8England 105
4.2 above the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
110
Wakefield 104.61England 105
5.4 above the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Wakefield 103.99England 105
4 above the area average of 104
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
35%
Wakefield 23.3%England 32%
11.7 percentage points above the area average of 23.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
94%
Wakefield 74.4%
19.7 percentage points above the area average of 74.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
87%
Wakefield 74.7%
12.3 percentage points above the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
97%
Wakefield 74.7%
22.3 percentage points above the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
31
Wakefield 41
10.3 below the area average of 41.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wakefield	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	84% Wakefield 64%England 61%	20 percentage points above the area average of 64	23 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% Wakefield 9.1%England 8%	0.9 percentage points above the area average of 9.1	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	109 Wakefield 104.8England 105	4.2 above the area average of 104.8	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	110 Wakefield 104.61England 105	5.4 above the area average of 104.6	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Wakefield 103.99England 105	4 above the area average of 104	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	35% Wakefield 23.3%England 32%	11.7 percentage points above the area average of 23.3	3 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	94% Wakefield 74.4%	19.7 percentage points above the area average of 74.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	87% Wakefield 74.7%	12.3 percentage points above the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	97% Wakefield 74.7%	22.3 percentage points above the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	31 Wakefield 41	10.3 below the area average of 41.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Wakefield · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 11.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 8.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 14.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 14.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 35% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 25.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 84% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 89% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Newton Hill Community School Good at its inspection on 17/07/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Newton Hill Community School is a primary school in Wakefield, postcode WF1 2HR (URN 108164).
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