# Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School

Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 369 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E136005. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 369
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 136005

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 June 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 52% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hall Cliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-cliffe-school-e141860): 490 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Horbury Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-primary-academy-e143811): 700 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-academy-e138707): 730 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-bridge-church-of-england-junior-and-infant-academy-e137967): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Ignatius Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-e138946): 1.6 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sitlington-netherton-junior-and-infant-school-e108158): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136005)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136005)

## How to cite

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