Abbey Park Academy is a primary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Keighley Close, Halifax

School Information

Address: Keighley Close, Halifax, HX2 9DG
Website: https://apa.northerneducationtrust.org/
Telephone: 01422246610
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Benjamin Normington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140172

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.8 to 0
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Park Academy
Keighley Close , Illingworth HX2 9DG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehill Community Academy
Occupation Lane , Illingworth HX2 9RL 		4out of 4 645 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ash Green Community Primary School
Mixenden Road , Mixenden HX2 8QD 		3out of 4 1,087 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary School
Keighley Road , Ovenden HX2 8AP 		3out of 4 1,510 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Furness Place , Illingworth HX2 8JY 		3out of 4 1,512 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The North Halifax Grammar School
Moorbottom Road , Illingworth HX2 9SU 		4out of 4 949 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy, Halifax
Shay Lane , HX2 9TZ 		4out of 4 1,435 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Whitley AP Academy
Whitley Phoenix Centre , HX2 9SR 		3out of 4 774 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU 		- not rated 2,706 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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