Sharlston Community School
Wakefield
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About Sharlston Community School
Sharlston Community School is a primary academy in Wakefield, Wakefield. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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.
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School information
- Official name
- Sharlston Community School
- Address
- Hammer Lane, Sharlston Common
- Postcode
- WF4 1DH
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- URN (official identifier)
- 143003
- Establishment number
- 2067
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 239
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Oldroyd
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 4 Dec 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.sharlstonschool.org
- Telephone
- 01924967614
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Sharlston Community School
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 239 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 33.5% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.1% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 5.9% | 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 Sharlston Community School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 16 Jan 2025
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 20 May 2019
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sharlston Community School (3-11): With Visual Impairment Resource (URN 108156)
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 17 Dec 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sharlston Community School (3-11): With Visual Impairment Resource (URN 108156)
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 12 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sharlston Community School (3-11) (URN 108156)
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 20 Nov 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sharlston Community School (3-11) (URN 108156)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Jul 2007
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 Sharlston Community School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 16.1% | 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 Sharlston Community School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £110,050 for 71 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 31.8% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £493 | £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 Sharlston Community School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 260 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,723,000 £6,640 per pupil | £6,599 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,475,000 £5,684 per pupil | £6,142 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £799,000 £3,079 per pupil · 54.2% | £2,822 · 46.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £236,000 £909 per pupil · 16.0% | £1,249 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £9,000 £35 per pupil · 0.6% | £149 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £9,000 £35 per pupil · 0.6% | £133 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £248,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £75,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,762 per pupil, supply and agency £27 per pupil — spending down £78 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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