St Botolphs CE Academy
Knottingley · Wakefield
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About St Botolphs CE Academy
St Botolphs CE Academy is a primary academy in Knottingley, Wakefield. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 17 member schools: 16 primary schools, 1 16-19 setting. Local authorities: Barnsley | Kirklees | Wakefield. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- St Botolphs CE Academy
- Address
- Primrose Vale, Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF11 9BT
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- URN (official identifier)
- 145576
- Establishment number
- 2029
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 281
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 316
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Golding
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 1 Oct 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- stbotolphsacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01977677494
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2018
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Botolphs CE Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 281 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 24.9% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 16.4% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 7.1% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 5.7% | 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
8 published inspections for St Botolphs CE Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 14 Nov 2024
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Read reportInspected as Knottingley St Botolphs C of E Academy (URN 139107)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 16 Jan 2018
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Knottingley St Botolphs C of E Academy (URN 139107)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 8 Jun 2017
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Knottingley St Botolphs C of E Academy (URN 139107)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 7 Feb 2017
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Knottingley St Botolphs C of E Academy (URN 139107)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 29 Jun 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Knottingley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (URN 108183)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Nov 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Knottingley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (URN 108183)
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 10 Dec 2009
· Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07)
Read reportInspected as Knottingley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (URN 108183)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 23 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 St Botolphs CE Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 19.0% | 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 St Botolphs CE Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £110,050 for 71 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 27.3% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £423 | £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 St Botolphs CE Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 295 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,104,000 £7,132 per pupil | £6,599 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,022,000 £6,854 per pupil | £6,142 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £818,000 £2,773 per pupil · 40.5% | £2,822 · 46.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £552,000 £1,871 per pupil · 27.3% | £1,249 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £111,000 £376 per pupil · 5.5% | £149 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £99,000 £336 per pupil · 4.9% | £133 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £82,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £274,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,789 per pupil, supply and agency £401 per pupil — spending up £65 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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