Ackton Pastures Primary Academy is a primary school located in Castleford. 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 30/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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College Grove, Castleford

School Information

Address: College Grove, Castleford, WF10 5NS
Website: www.acktonpastures.com
Telephone: 01977802322
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Katie Lea
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144331

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 337
Number of Boys: 174
Number of Girls: 163

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.2
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.3
Maths
N/A: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
College Grove , Whitwood WF10 5NS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
Methley Road , WF10 1PN 		2out of 4 1,064 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Half Acres Primary Academy
Temple Street , WF10 5RE 		3out of 4 1,127 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 1,625 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 2,165 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 2,401 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road , Featherstone WF7 6BD 		3out of 4 2,548 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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