King's Meadow Academy
Pontefract · Wakefield
WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 16 member schools: 16 primary schools. Local authorities: Barnsley | Wakefield. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST public record.
King's Meadow Academy is a primary academy in Pontefract, Wakefield, part of WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- King's Meadow Academy
- Address
- Wakefield Road
- Postcode
- WF9 5BP
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- URN (official identifier)
- 146034
- Establishment number
- 2038
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 234
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lauren Penny
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 11 Feb 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.kingsmeadowacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01924967607
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2018
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at King's Meadow Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 234 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 47.4% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.8% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.0% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 12.8% | 12.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for King's Meadow Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 18 Mar 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 20 Nov 2022
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Kinsley Primary (J and I) School (URN 130969)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 Feb 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Kinsley Primary (J and I) School (URN 130969)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Kinsley Primary (J and I) School (URN 130969)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 May 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Kinsley Primary (J and I) School (URN 130969)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Feb 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at King's Meadow Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 22.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at King's Meadow Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £165,850 for 107 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 44.8% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £694 | £370 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at King's Meadow Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 243 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,865,000 £7,675 per pupil | £6,599 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,775,000 £7,305 per pupil | £6,142 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £759,000 £3,123 per pupil · 42.8% | £2,822 · 46.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £376,000 £1,547 per pupil · 21.2% | £1,249 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £108,000 £444 per pupil · 6.1% | £149 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £108,000 £444 per pupil · 6.1% | £133 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £90,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£8,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,798 per pupil, supply and agency £311 per pupil — spending up £506 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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