Upton Primary School
Pontefract · Wakefield
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School information
- Official name
- Upton Primary School
- Address
- Waggon Lane, Upton
- Postcode
- WF9 1JS
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- URN (official identifier)
- 130862
- Establishment number
- 2193
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 453
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mr Ryan Lewis
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 19 Oct 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- uptonprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01977650820
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 1996
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Upton Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 453 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 29.8% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 6.4% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.1% | 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
7 published inspections for Upton Primary School.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 1 Dec 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 12 Oct 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 7 Jul 2016
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 22 Dec 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall 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 10 Oct 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall 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 14 Jan 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall 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 11 Dec 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 Upton Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.5% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 24.1% | 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 Upton Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £189,100 for 122 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 29.8% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £462 | £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 Upton Primary School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 437 pupils.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,013,579 £6,896 per pupil | £7,131 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £3,111,962 £7,121 per pupil | £7,187 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £1,272,871 £2,913 per pupil · 40.9% | £3,263 · 45.4% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £812,260 £1,859 per pupil · 26.1% | £1,537 · 21.4% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £138,486 £317 per pupil · 4.5% | £211 · 2.9% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £138,486 £317 per pupil · 4.5% | £145 · 2.0% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£98,383 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £50,307 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £6,555 per pupil, supply and agency £314 per pupil — spending up £567 per pupil on 2024/25.
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, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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