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Simpson's Lane Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Sycamore Avenue, Knottingley WF11 0PJ · simpsonslane.org.uk · 01977 722515
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- 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
- 387
- 67% of 577 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 41 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 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Simpson's Lane Academy on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 21
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied