Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School
Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4NT
This school is closed (it closed in September 2023).
It was replaced by Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Frost
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Morley and Outwood
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 108162
- Local authority
- Wakefield
About this school
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Wakefield. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - |
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 Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery 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 | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 12.3% | 237 | — |
| Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy | 87% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 233 | 0.0 miles |
| Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 87% | 4.9% | 26.2% | 298 | 0.5 miles |
| Rooks Nest Academy | 85% | 5.9% | 15.5% | 368 | 0.9 miles |
| Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate | 90% | 3.4% | 7% | 438 | 1.0 miles |
| Newton Hill Community School | 84% | 4.9% | 10% | 338 | 1.2 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.3%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Rooks Nest Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate1.0 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Newton Hill Community School1.2 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other 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 ages does Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Wakefield.
- Has Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School?
- Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School had 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery 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 30 September 2023.