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England Lane Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
England Lane, Knottingley WF11 0JA · elacademy.org.uk · 01977 722486
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- 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
- 225
- 95% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 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 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
England Lane Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- 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: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
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 Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 10
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied