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Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield WF3 4NT · stanleygroveprimary.co.uk · 01924 303805
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 233
- 89% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- First language not English
- 22.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 75% 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 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 51 | 1.8▲ | 57% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 46 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108162)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2020, Ofsted’s outcome for Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2020
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108162)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108162), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108162)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108162)