Primary school

South Hiendley Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • S72 9BY
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,404 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 50%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 96%2022/23: top 20%20% · 2022/232023/24: top 60%2024/25: top 50%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM65% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 52% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 52% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 39% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 74% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 59% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 65% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%74%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 9% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 16% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 99 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 106 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 102 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 102 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 99 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 104 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd92
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  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 2026184
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.0%
First language not English2.1%
SEN support11.1%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils22.1%

Girls 44.7%Boys 55.3%

80% full · 230 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.1
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 10.4 FTE · Whole workforce 17.4 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,422
Spend per pupil£6,384
Staff spend per pupil£5,146
Reserve per pupil£1,005
  • +£186,000revenue reserve
  • +£192,000in-year balance

Grants £7,357 · self-generated £103 · premises £389 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,670,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it