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Sandal Magna Community Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield WF1 5NF · sandalmagna.co.uk · 01924 767080
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 255
- 97% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 88.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 68% 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 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 47 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 51 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Sandal Magna Community Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
Also near this school
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
- Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School