Half Acres 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 05/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Temple Street, Castleford

School Information

Address: Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE
Website: www.halfacres.com/
Telephone: 01977802325
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachael Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144332

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 350
Number of Boys: 178
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.6
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Half Acres Primary Academy
Temple Street , WF10 5RE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 749 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 1,038 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
College Grove , Whitwood WF10 5NS 		3out of 4 1,127 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Francis Street , WF10 1HF 		3out of 4 1,185 yd Community school 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 1,276 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 2,969 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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