Cherry Tree Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyConstituency

WF8 2HNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cherry Tree Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 233 pupils. Cherry Tree Academy is part of Waterton Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 43%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

233

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 233
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Waterton Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Mar 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
28 Jun 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.