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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF7 7HHAckworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary

Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF7 7HH https://www.ackworthhowardschool.co.uk/

Pupils
230
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School · Primary · Wakefield

Finance£5950 spend / pupil£6194 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
+7pp
80%72%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
20%
+13pp
20%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
90%
LA AVG 69.46%
SPAG higher standard
30%
LA AVG 23.58%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 104.62
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
4%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Station Road, Low Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7HH
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
2024/2580%20%93%50%83%23%97%50%97%90%109.0109.0107.04%230
2023/2473%7%93%40%80%10%87%23%87%87%106.0105.0108.06%234
2022/2372%7%93%38%83%10%79%28%93%86%108.0105.0106.0+3.10+0.70+0.306%230
2018/1980%10%83%30%87%23%83%23%93%87%105.0105.0107.0-2.20-1.70-2.006%227
2017/1864%7%79%32%86%18%75%7%86%64%104.0101.0101.0-1.90-0.40-4.406%224
2016/1754%14%64%18%75%21%57%25%93%68%102.0104.0106.0-0.10+2.30-0.609%198

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
2024/2523020.24%3%4%4%4%
2023/2423422.36%3%5%4%8%
2022/2323024.36%3%5%5%8%
2021/2223324.56%3%5%6%13%
2020/2123224.56%3%4%
2018/1922722.06%1%5%4%7%
2017/1822427.16%2%7%3%8%
2016/1719833.09%2%9%3%4%

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