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Half Acres Primary Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Castleford · WF10 5RE www.halfacres.com/

Pupils
430
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Half Acres Primary Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-1pp
66%57%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
430
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE
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
2024/2565%4%82%26%75%4%75%23%82%79%105.0104.0106.018%430
2023/2466%3%66%16%81%9%78%13%84%75%102.0103.0104.016%392
2022/2348%2%72%17%52%10%67%10%73%72%103.0103.0105.0-1.70-3.00-0.6019%406
2018/1950%13%67%23%87%33%63%20%70%67%102.0103.0103.0-1.30+2.60-0.9011%308
2017/1860%10%73%17%77%27%70%17%67%73%104.0103.0104.0-0.50+0.70-0.90289

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
2024/2543021.718%19%23%6%15%
2023/2439220.716%9%28%7%18%
2022/2340620.519%7%22%8%19%
2021/2238219.415%7%24%6%18%
2020/2135026.112%7%20%
2018/1930821.311%7%20%4%10%
2017/1823.55%16%

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