South Kirkby Academy

Primary · state · ages 7–11 · 186 pupils · WF9 3DP · WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST

GoodOfstedInspected Apr 2023

0%KS2 higher standardEngland median 7%

32%KS2 expected standardEngland median 64%

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50% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Results at age 11 (2024/25)

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths32% (typical 64%)

% at the higher standard in reading, writing and maths0% (typical 7%)

% meeting the expected standard, 3-year average (2023–2025)35% (typical 62%)

Average scaled scores: reading 99, maths 98.

How hard is it to get in?

No applications figures for this school.

Money

£6,668spent per pupil (typical primary £7,238)

79%of spending on staff, 47% on teachers

£437krevenue reserve (28% of a year's income)

£176ksurplus in the year

Income £1.6m, spending £1.4m (September 2024 to August 2025, 208 pupils).

Run by Waterton Academy Trust, a trust of 13 academies and 3,434 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £2.3m, 8.9% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Scaled scores: 100 is the expected standard and 120 is the top.
The DfE publishes applications figures for entry to Reception and Year 7 at state schools, and this school isn't in the latest figures (it may take pupils at another age, be new, or have a different school number). The council's admissions team publishes how many applied and the furthest distance offered.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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