Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Annabel Berry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 137643
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924679680
About this school
Gawthorpe Community Academy is a primary academy in Ossett. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gawthorpe Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 77% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 90% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 93% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 83% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Gawthorpe Community Academy 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 | 47% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gawthorpe Community Academy compares
Gawthorpe Community Academy ranked 58th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 3.5% | 29.8% | 231 | — |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 43% | 7.9% | 71% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 341 | 0.9 miles |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 29.8% | 384 | 0.9 miles |
| Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 20.8% | 223 | 0.9 miles |
| Earlsheaton Infant School | — | 5.5% | 25.8% | 80 | 1.0 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)
- 29.76%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 7.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Earlsheaton Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Ossett
Gawthorpe Community Academy ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ossett.
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- South Ossett Infant Academy Primary
- Towngate Primary Academy Primary
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Highfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Gawthorpe Community Academy teach?
- Gawthorpe Community Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ossett.
- Who is the executive principal of Gawthorpe Community Academy?
- The executive principal of Gawthorpe Community Academy is Mrs Annabel Berry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gawthorpe Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gawthorpe Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gawthorpe Community Academy?
- Gawthorpe Community Academy has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gawthorpe Community Academy full?
- Gawthorpe Community Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 231 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 Gawthorpe Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Gawthorpe Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gawthorpe Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gawthorpe Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Gawthorpe Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Gawthorpe Community Academy is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gawthorpe Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gawthorpe Community Academy compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Gawthorpe Community Academy ranked 58th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gawthorpe Community Academy's absence rate?
- Gawthorpe Community Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gawthorpe Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gawthorpe Community Academy'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 1 July 2026.