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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF10 5NSAckton Pastures Primary Academy
Primary

Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Castleford · WF10 5NS www.acktonpastures.inspirepartnership.org.uk

Pupils
352
cap. 356
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
352
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
352
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ackton Pastures Primary Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
64%
+6pp
77%58%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
4%
+2pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
352
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
College Grove, Whitwood, Castleford, WF10 5NS
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%4%67%27%71%9%73%18%73%64%103.0104.0102.022%352
2023/2458%2%69%24%69%7%73%9%78%64%103.0103.0103.019%344
2022/2358%7%63%30%67%12%65%19%70%65%103.0102.0102.0-1.20+0.20-1.8016%353
2018/1977%2%80%25%82%9%86%14%93%86%104.0105.0106.0-1.70-2.00-1.6013%328
2017/1839%5%50%14%73%32%45%14%70%61%101.0101.0104.0-3.00+2.40-2.90332

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535221.822%7%20%5%11%
2023/2434421.019%7%20%6%18%
2022/2335322.516%7%19%6%17%
2021/2234521.414%6%20%7%20%
2020/2133724.115%5%18%
2018/1932820.413%5%25%4%13%
2017/1821.64%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.