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Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

3–11Ages
356Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144331URN

College Grove, Whitwood, Castleford, WF10 5NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

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117 applications for 43 places · 22nd of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

7 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
29 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Wakefield median (2.3) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

117 applications · 43 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 2.7; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Ackton Pastures Primary School (URN 108241), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	117	2.7	73	1.70
Sep 2025	45	96	2.1	49	1.09
Sep 2024	45	97	2.2	47	1.04
Sep 2023	44	89	2.0	60	1.36
Sep 2022	45	87	1.9	51	1.13
Sep 2021	44	84	1.9	48	1.09
Sep 2020	42	79	1.9	37	0.88
Sep 2019	41	64	1.6	40	0.98
Sep 2018	42	70	1.7	39	0.93
Sep 2017	36	58	1.6	29	0.81
Sep 2016 *	38	50	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2015 *	34	39	1.2	32	0.94
Sep 2014 *	38	48	1.3	37	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 71% · Maths 73% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%49th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	4%	103	104
2023/24	58%	2%	103	103
2022/23	58%	7%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Half Acres Primary Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
1.5 km · Wakefield

Good2020

2.4applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
2.0 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
2.1 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place
Castleford Park Junior Academy
2.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

61%met the SATs standard
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
2.3 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Normanton Common Primary Academy
2.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144331 · 384/2185
Trust: Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 356 pupils · 356 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Ackton Pastures Primary School (URN 108241)
Address: College Grove, Whitwood, Castleford, WF10 5NS
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources