Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Clark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 108252
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924204940
About this school
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is a Methodist voluntary controlled primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 245 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 39% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 58% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 55% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 68% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 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 | 39% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource compares
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource ranked 47th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.4% | 20.9% | 245 | — |
| Sandal Magna Community Academy | 67% | 6.6% | 36.5% | 255 | 0.7 miles |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 31% | 437 | 0.8 miles |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | 56% | 4.8% | 32.3% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 57% | 6.6% | 29.7% | 255 | 0.9 miles |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 608 | 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)
- 20.93%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sandal Magna Community Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Wakefield Lawefield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource ranks 27th 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 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource teach?
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource?
- The headteacher of Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is Mrs Donna Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource, 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 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource?
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource full?
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource has capacity for 250 pupils and 245 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource a faith school?
- Yes. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is designated Methodist.
- Does Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource have?
- The schools register lists Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource'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 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource rank locally?
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource ranked 47th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource's absence rate?
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource'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.