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Ackworth Mill Dam School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF7 7PH www.milldamschool.org

Pupils
219
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
24%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
24%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/01/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ackworth Mill Dam School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-1pp
75%66%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
24%
+20pp
24%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 24%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
219
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Mill Gate, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7PH
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
2024/2568%24%76%44%84%28%72%36%88%64%107.0105.0106.013%219
2023/2469%4%69%15%88%23%85%38%85%85%102.0106.0106.013%233
2022/2356%13%63%19%81%19%88%25%88%81%102.0106.0104.0-3.10+1.00+1.7010%222
2018/1975%8%83%17%83%17%83%42%92%83%105.0108.0107.0+1.30+0.90+4.0011%157
2017/1865%0%65%12%88%18%88%18%82%82%101.0105.0103.0-4.70+0.10+1.10173

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
2024/2521921.713%2%17%5%9%
2023/2423326.613%1%17%5%13%
2022/2322225.110%2%16%5%12%
2021/2221822.014%2%19%6%15%
2020/2120321.715%1%15%
2018/1915720.411%1%13%4%6%
2017/1825.64%3%

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