Ofsted inspection · 26/11/2024
Overview of Palace Fields Primary Academy · Primary · Halton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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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 | 77% | 0% | 85% | 31% | 85% | 31% | 92% | 8% | 77% | 92% | 108.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 30% | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 4% | 64% | 16% | 68% | 12% | 48% | 8% | 64% | 48% | 104.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 23% | 146 |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 4% | 63% | 22% | 67% | 7% | 63% | 7% | 59% | 56% | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | -1.10 | -0.40 | -2.90 | 24% | 166 |
| 2018/19 | 38% | 7% | 48% | 21% | 69% | 24% | 59% | 7% | 76% | 62% | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 | -1.00 | +2.00 | -0.70 | 21% | 184 |
| 2017/18 | 52% | 0% | 60% | 16% | 68% | 4% | 64% | 0% | 72% | 56% | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 | -0.60 | +0.20 | +0.10 | — | 200 |
| 2016/17 | 10% | 0% | 26% | 0% | 59% | 8% | 28% | 0% | 67% | 46% | 96.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 | -4.60 | +1.00 | -4.20 | 16% | 212 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 128 | 18.3 | 30% | 5% | 46% | 6% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 146 | 20.6 | 23% | 3% | 52% | 6% | 13% |
| 2022/23 | 166 | 14.9 | 24% | 4% | 54% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 174 | 19.2 | 17% | 3% | 55% | 7% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 185 | 15.2 | 21% | 4% | 47% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 184 | 15.4 | 21% | 1% | 55% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.6 | — | — | — | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 212 | 13.7 | 16% | 1% | 53% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.