Primary school

Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Wakefield
  • WF2 0BT
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,617 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 63%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 44%2022/23: top 13%13% · 2022/232023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 38%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%7/10 Above+5.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%6/10 Middle−35.8 pts
Reading score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1055/10 Middle−31.7 pts
Maths score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.56/10 Middle+6.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 58% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 72% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 69% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 78% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 47% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 69% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%78%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 8% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 17% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 22% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 8% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 3% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 8% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%22%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 103 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 107 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 106 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 107 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 103 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 105 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 107 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 106 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 103 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 105 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 87.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd141
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026267
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.7%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support19.7%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils12.7%

Girls 44.6%Boys 55.4%

111.2% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 8.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 8.9

Teachers 10.9 FTE · Whole workforce 30.5 · 53 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,610
Spend per pupil£6,787
Staff spend per pupil£5,248
Reserve per pupil−£317
  • −£83,507revenue reserve
  • −£46,553in-year balance

Grants £6,119 · self-generated £503 · premises £497 per pupil