Primary school

Rooks Nest Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF1 3DX
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 918 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 15%2018/19: top 39%2022/23: top 2%2% · 2022/232023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 7%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM85% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%10/10 Top 10%+32.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM15% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%9/10 Top 20%+16.5 pts
Reading score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1058/10 Above+10.2 pts
Maths score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.59/10 Top 20%+43.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 86% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 82% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 71% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 91% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 80% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 85% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%91%64%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 5% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 11% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 13% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 18% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 18% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 15% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%18%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 108 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 108 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 105 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 109 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 107 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 107 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 109 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 108 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd210
3rd280

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2023Good

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 2026368
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.5%
First language not English7.4%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils17.4%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

116.8% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.4
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 12.7
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 16.4
  • Other support 10.7

Teachers 14.5 FTE · Whole workforce 41.6 · 66 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,802
Spend per pupil£6,236
Staff spend per pupil£4,832
Reserve per pupil£2,634
  • +£893,000revenue reserve
  • +£192,000in-year balance

Grants £6,018 · self-generated £785 · premises £289 per pupil

Single-academy trust: ROOKS NEST ACADEMY