Academy sponsor led · Wakefield

Ash Grove Primary Academy

3–11Ages
265Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146666URN

Ash Grove, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

53 applications for 23 places · 48th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 · 10 May 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

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Wakefield median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

53 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.7; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.9; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Ash Grove Junior and Infant School (URN 130858), 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	23	53	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2025	21	57	2.7	17	0.81
Sep 2024	35	67	1.9	32	0.91
Sep 2023	23	37	1.6	18	0.78
Sep 2022	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2021	40	54	1.4	37	0.93
Sep 2020	28	56	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2019	33	53	1.6	26	0.79
Sep 2018 *	42	68	1.6	43	1.02
Sep 2017 *	35	54	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2016 *	31	56	1.8	31	1.00
Sep 2015 *	39	85	2.2	42	1.08
Sep 2014 *	32	64	2.0	32	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 72% · Maths 61% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%82nd of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	2%	100	101
2023/24	49%	5%	101	101
2022/23	64%	0%	104	105

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

Ash Grove Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
0.7 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
1.0 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
1.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ark Northfield Primary School
2.2 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Upton Primary School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
South Kirkby Academy
3.2 km · Wakefield

Good2023

32%met the SATs standard
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
3.3 km · Wakefield

2025

1.5applications per place
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
3.5 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146666 · 384/2041
Trust: Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 331 pupils · 265 on roll
Free school meals: 29.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Ash Grove Junior and Infant School (URN 130858)
Address: Ash Grove, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2TF
Local authority: Wakefield

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