Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

WakefieldVoluntary controlled school

Station Road, Low Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7HH

Headteacher: Mr Michael WalkerSchool website ↗Pupils: 230 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 May 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
80.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
20.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 83%·Maths 97%All three 80%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
30of 35 (85.7%)
How many applied in total?
90

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
118 girls, 112 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 80%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1669.0%12.0%+2.5-0.50.0
2016/1754.0%14.0%-0.1+2.3-0.6
2017/1864.0%7.0%-1.9-0.4-4.4
2018/1980.0%10.0%-2.2-1.7-2.0
2022/2372.0%7.0%+3.1+0.7+0.3
2023/2473.0%7.0%---
2024/2580.0%20.0%---
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