Primary school

Abbey Park Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Calderdale
  • HX2 9DG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 981 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 90%90%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 7%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM85% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 32% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 62% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 73% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 60% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 85% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%85%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 5% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 13% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 4% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 103 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 102 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 106 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 102 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 106 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd60
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2015Ungraded visit
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026217
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.8%
First language not English4.9%
SEN support17.7%
EHC plan8.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils15.3%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

90.4% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.2
  • Other support 8.3

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 28.5 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,821
Spend per pupil£7,326
Staff spend per pupil£5,585
Reserve per pupil£67
  • +£15,000revenue reserve
  • +£111,000in-year balance

Grants £7,714 · self-generated £107 · premises £464 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £20,593,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it