Gawthorpe Community Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Ossett, Yorkshire and the Humber WF5 9QP · Wakefield
#780 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#8035 of 15,697 nationally
About Gawthorpe Community Academy
Gawthorpe Community Academy is a academy primary located in Ossett, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 3–11. In 2025 it enrolled 231 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 49.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 780th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (77th percentile), and its weakest is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (39th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 231; capacity filled 97.9%.
There are 8 schools in Ossett; Gawthorpe Community Academy ranks 5th of 8 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)60%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)13%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)26%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Gawthorpe Community Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 26%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 97.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 60%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 13%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Gawthorpe Community Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Orchard Primary Academy
Dewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
363 students · 928 m away
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Ossett · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
341 students · 1.4 km away
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Dewsbury · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
384 students · 1.4 km away
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Dewsbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
223 students · 1.5 km away
Earlsheaton Infant School
Dewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 4–7
80 students · 1.6 km away
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,032 students · 1.7 km away
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Batley · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
133 students · 1.7 km away
Towngate Primary Academy
Ossett · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
311 students · 1.9 km away
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School
Ossett · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
111 students · 2.0 km away
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Ossett · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
336 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Hawthorn Primary School
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
231 students
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
231 students
Barnby Dun Primary Academy
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
230 students
Crowle Primary Academy
Crowle · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
232 students
Eastfield Primary Academy
Immingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
232 students
Maybury Primary School
Hull · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
232 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Gawthorpe Community Academy a good school?
Gawthorpe Community Academy has a Success Index (England) of 49.8 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #780 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Gawthorpe Community Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Gawthorpe Community Academy ranks #780 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #8035 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Gawthorpe Community Academy?
Gawthorpe Community Academy had 231 students in 2025.
Is Gawthorpe Community Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Gawthorpe Community Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 3–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Gawthorpe Community Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Gawthorpe Community Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.