Primary school

Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF10 5NS
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,694 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 26%26% · 2018/192022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM64% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%5/10 Middle−28.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4/10 Below+26 pts
Reading score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−27.9 pts
Maths score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.54/10 Below−7.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 49% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 39% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 77% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 58% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 58% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 64% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%77%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 3% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 5% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 2% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 7% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 2% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 4% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 101 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 103 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 103 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 102 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 101 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 102 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 103 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 104 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in57.5%
42 of 73 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 57.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7342
2nd251
3rd130

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2016Goodas predecessor
  7. 2020Remains Good
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026356
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.2%
First language not English6.8%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.9%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

100% full · 356 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult17.2
  • Classroom teachers 12
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 2.9
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 15 FTE · Whole workforce 26.7 · 46 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,140
Spend per pupil£5,628
Staff spend per pupil£4,494
Reserve per pupil£1,108
  • +£381,000revenue reserve
  • +£176,000in-year balance

Grants £5,994 · self-generated £227 · premises £291 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,670,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it