South Kirkby Academy

State-Funded School

south-kirkby-academy-wakefield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Normanton and HemsworthConstituency

WF9 3DPPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

South Kirkby Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 186 pupils. South Kirkby Academy is part of Waterton Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

186

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 186
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
2 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
30 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.