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Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Wakefield Road, Flushdyke, Ossett WF5 9AN · flushdyke.co.uk · 01924 261988
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 111
- 6 over 105 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 20 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 18 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 29
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied