Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address College Grove
Whitwood
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 5NS
Phone 01977802322
Reference Number 144331

General Makeup

Number of pupils 344
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.16%
Girls: 48.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 25 45
2 18 24 42
3 21 22 43
4 18 24 42
5 29 16 45
6 24 21 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.9%
White, Other 5.2%
Chinese 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-04
Date Description Report
2023-03-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-01-28 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Ackton Pastures Primary School
2016-06-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-06-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-03-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-10-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-06-20 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
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2011-02-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-05-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
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2009-09-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-07-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 Full inspection Full inspection
2016-06-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-06-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-03-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-10-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
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2011-02-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-05-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
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2009-09-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-07-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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Writing 0.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.8 Unlock Unlock

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 23 1
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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