Performance Data
Performance information provides one important view of how pupils have achieved at different points in their education. It should be considered alongside other information about the school, including pupils’ starting points, attendance, the provision made for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, and the wider quality of education.
The Department for Education’s latest published school-level performance measures currently relate to the 2024/25 academic year. Upton’s 2025/26 outcomes are also provided below. These remain provisional until school-level data is published by the Department for Education in December 2026.
2026 Early Years Foundation Stage
72% of children achieved a Good Level of Development.
2026 Phonics
70% of Year 1 pupils met the expected standard in the phonics screening check.
By the end of Year 2, 85% of pupils had met the expected phonics standard.
2026 Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
48% of pupils achieved full marks of 25.
The school’s average score was 20.6 out of 25.
2026 Key Stage 2 Attainment
The following figures are the school’s provisional results for pupils who completed Year 6 in July 2026. National figures are also provisional.
Pupils meeting the expected standard
| Measure | Upton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 67% | 75% |
| Writing | 66% | 73% |
| Mathematics | 73% | 75% |
| Grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 74% |
| Reading, writing and mathematics combined | 52% | 63% |
Pupils achieving the higher standard or greater depth
| Measure | Upton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17% | 31% |
| Writing at greater depth | 7% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 12% | 27% |
| Grammar, punctuation and spelling | 10% | 30% |
| Reading, writing and mathematics combined | 7% | 9% |
Average scaled scores
A scaled score of 100 represents the expected standard. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Measure | Upton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103.1 | 106 |
| Mathematics | 102.6 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation and spelling | 99.7 | 105 |
The figures above describe attainment and should not be described as progress measures. The Department for Education has confirmed that Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 progress measures for the 2025/26 cohort will be published in December 2026.
Latest Published School-Level Performance Measures: 2025
These are the most recent Upton results formally published by the Department for Education.
| Published measure | Upton | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics combined | 47% | 63% | 62% |
| Higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics combined | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in mathematics | 102 | 104 | 105 |
Progress scores were not calculated nationally for the 2024/25 cohort because these pupils did not have a Key Stage 1 baseline following disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Context and School Improvement
The 2026 outcomes relate to pupils who completed the relevant assessment stages by July 2026. The current interim headteacher took up post in September 2026. These outcomes therefore provide an important baseline for the school’s current improvement work rather than a measure of changes introduced since that appointment.
School leaders and governors use performance information alongside classroom evidence, internal assessment, attendance information and the progress of different pupil groups to evaluate provision and establish improvement priorities.
Further Information
View Upton Primary School’s official DfE performance page
View the Department for Education’s 2026 Key Stage 2 attainment publication