Ash Grove Primary Academy | Primary in PONTEFRACT, Wakefield | Ofsted & DfE

48%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

281

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

48%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

281

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

48%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

281

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Ash Grove Primary Academy · Primary · Wakefield

Part ofINSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

48%

-1pp

64%56%48%

'23'24'25

'25 · 48%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

5%3%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

57%

Reading higher standard

15%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

61%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

70%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

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

281

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

35%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Ash Grove, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2TF

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

https://ashgrove.inspirepartnership.org.uk/

Telephone

01977640625

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	48%	2%	57%	15%	72%	9%	61%	15%	70%	67%	100.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	16%	281
2023/24	49%	5%	67%	7%	77%	12%	58%	16%	88%	56%	101.0	101.0	101.0	—	—	—	18%	296
2022/23	64%	0%	73%	21%	76%	0%	88%	18%	82%	82%	104.0	105.0	105.0	-1.00	-1.20	+0.80	16%	295
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	21%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	281	20.3	16%	16%	35%	7%	22%
2023/24	296	20.8	18%	11%	34%	8%	28%
2022/23	295	23.3	16%	11%	29%	7%	24%
2021/22	299	23.5	15%	12%	28%	9%	31%
2020/21	303	19.8	14%	12%	22%	—	—
2018/19	331	—	21%	9%	24%	7%	22%