Gawthorpe Community Academy
Primary schoolGawthorpe Community Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 231 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Gawthorpe Community Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Highfield SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, November 2023660 m
- Orchard Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1.5 km
- Earlsheaton Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).