Thorpe Primary School
Dolphin Lane, Thorpe, Wakefield, WF3 3DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Grayston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 107832
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Telephone
- 01135217040
About this school
Thorpe Primary School is a community primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 59% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 66% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 62% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thorpe Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe Primary School compares
Thorpe Primary School ranked 101st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.9% | 18.7% | 224 | — |
| East Ardsley Primary Academy | 54% | 4.5% | 14.9% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| Robin Hood Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 12.1% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Elements Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 29.8% | 395 | 0.9 miles |
| Sharp Lane Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 30.7% | 570 | 1.0 miles |
| Middleton Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 48.7% | 383 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.72%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 7.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Ardsley Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Robin Hood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Elements Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Sharp Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Middleton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Wakefield
Thorpe Primary School ranks 26th of the 50 ranked primary schools in Wakefield.
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
- Blackgates Primary Academy Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Flockton CofE (C) First School Primary
- Grange Moor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thorpe Primary School teach?
- Thorpe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe Primary School is Mr James Grayston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thorpe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thorpe Primary School?
- Thorpe Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thorpe Primary School full?
- Thorpe Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 224 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thorpe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorpe Primary School rank locally?
- Thorpe Primary School ranked 101st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.