Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Barnsley Road
 Wakefield WF2 6AS
Telephone: 01924 303525

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Voluntary Aided School
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Butterworth (since September 2023 – came from Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School)
Previous Headteacher: Moira Hunt
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 26.63 / 24.87
Non-teaching Staff*: 39.12
Number of pupils: 618
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.2
Sex: Mixed (56% boys / 44% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 24.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.9% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 47.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 49.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £3,457,519*
Income Per Pupil: £5,594
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Authority: Wakefield
Constituency: Hemsworth
Electoral Ward: Wakefield South
School Number: 3843339

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School,... (0.6km) show on map
  2. Sandal Magna Community Academy (1.2km) show on map
  3. The Castle Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  4. Kettlethorpe High School (1.4km) show on map
  5. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant... (1.8km) show on map
  6. Walton Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  7. Hendal Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  8. Trinity Academy Cathedral (2.6km) show on map
  9. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School (2.7km) show on map
  10. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntar... (2.7km) show on map
  11. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  12. Crigglestone Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  13. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Communit... (3.0km) show on map
  14. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  15. Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School (3.3km) show on map
  16. CAPA College (3.3km) show on map
  17. Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill (3.3km) show on map
  18. Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill (3.5km) show on map
  19. St Austin's Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  20. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (3.5km) show on map
  21. Wakefield Girls' High School (3.6km) show on map
  22. Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School (3.6km) show on map
  23. Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  24. Outwood Academy City Fields (3.7km) show on map
  25. Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  26. Crofton Academy (3.8km) show on map
  27. Enrich Academy (3.8km) show on map
  28. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School (3.8km) show on map
  29. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (3.8km) show on map
  30. Ivy Lane School (3.8km) show on map
  31. Evolve Academy (3.8km) show on map
  32. Crofton Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  33. Crofton Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  34. St Michael's CofE Academy (3.9km) show on map
  35. Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  36. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Vo... (3.9km) show on map
  37. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntar... (4.0km) show on map
  38. Horbury Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  39. Horbury Academy (4.1km) show on map
  40. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  41. Meadowcroft School (4.5km) show on map
  42. Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Prim... (4.8km) show on map
  43. Hall Cliffe School (4.8km) show on map
  44. Newton Hill Community School (5.0km) show on map
  45. Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs (5.1km) show on map
  46. Sharlston Community School (5.2km) show on map
  47. Hammer Lane Academy (5.2km) show on map
  48. Silcoates School (5.2km) show on map
  49. Hall Cliffe Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  50. Ossett South Parade Primary (5.6km) show on map
  51. Pinderfields Hospital PRU (5.6km) show on map
  52. Wrenthorpe Academy (5.6km) show on map
  53. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School (5.7km) show on map
  54. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy (5.7km) show on map
  55. Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School (5.8km) show on map
  56. Newlands Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  57. Jerry Clay Academy (5.8km) show on map
  58. Rooks Nest Academy (5.9km) show on map
  59. South Ossett Infant Academy (5.9km) show on map
  60. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and I... (6.0km) show on map
  61. Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School (6.0km) show on map
  62. Outwood Grange Academy (6.0km) show on map
  63. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School (6.1km) show on map
  64. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  65. Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green (6.2km) show on map
  66. Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane (6.2km) show on map
  67. Towngate Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  68. Summerfields Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  69. Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College (6.4km) show on map
  70. Normanton Junior Academy (6.4km) show on map
  71. Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary ... (6.4km) show on map
  72. Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary... (6.5km) show on map
  73. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School (6.5km) show on map
  74. Outwood Academy Freeston (6.5km) show on map
  75. Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery (6.5km) show on map
  76. Normanton Altofts Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  77. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School (6.6km) show on map
  78. Lift Meadstead (6.6km) show on map
  79. West Bretton Junior and Infant School (6.7km) show on map
  80. Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate (6.7km) show on map
  81. Parkside Primary Academy (6.7km) show on map
  82. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (6.8km) show on map
  83. Martin Frobisher Infant School (6.8km) show on map
  84. Royston St John Baptist CE Primary (6.9km) show on map
  85. Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  86. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  87. Kingsland Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  88. South Hiendley Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  89. Middlestown Primary Academy (7.4km) show on map
  90. Fitzwilliam Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  91. Denby Grange School (7.6km) show on map
  92. Wellgate Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  93. Mapplewell Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  94. Normanton Common Primary Academy (7.8km) show on map
  95. King's Meadow Academy (7.9km) show on map
  96. Waterton Newstead Academy (7.9km) show on map
  97. Highfield School (7.9km) show on map
  98. Outwood Academy Carlton (8.0km) show on map
  99. Athersley North Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  100. Gawthorpe Community Academy (8.1km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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