33.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
148.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
428
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityWakefield
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterQuaker
StatusOpen
Overview of Ackworth School · All-through · Wakefield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
33.9
-7.4
41.337.633.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.9
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
148.5
-66.0
214.5181.5148.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 148.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
28.2
+3.1
35.130.125.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.2
A-level value added
-0.19
+0.1
+0.5+0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
+2pp
26%16%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
B-C+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
428
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Pontefract Road, Ackworth, West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT
Local authority
Wakefield
Website
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 33.9 | Not applicable | 0% | 148.5 | 0% | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 41.3 | Not published | 0% | 214.5 | 0% | 473 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 39.1 | Not published | 0% | 173.3 | 0% | 494 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 41.2 | Not published | 0% | 180.5 | 0% | 510 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 36.6 | Not published | 0% | 198.8 | 0% | 478 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 27.2 | Not published | 0% | 151.2 | 2% | 475 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 30.5 | Not published | 0% | — | 0% | 506 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.2 | C- | -0.19 | 12% | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 25.1 | C- | -0.29 | 10% | 58 |
| 2022/23 | 28.6 | C | — | 7% | 36 |
| 2021/22 | 35.1 | B- | — | 26% | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 32.3 | C+ | +0.54 | 10% | 52 |
| 2017/18 | 33.9 | C+ | -0.04 | 20% | 64 |
| 2016/17 | 32.2 | C+ | -0.02 | 19% | 68 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 428 | — | 32% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 473 | — | 31% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 494 | — | 19% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 510 | — | 15% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 504 | — | 20% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 478 | — | 21% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 475 | — | 2% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 506 | — | 2% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.