Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolAckworth Mill Dam School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Pontefract.
Summary of the comparison
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School and Ackworth Mill Dam School are primary schools in Pontefract.
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ackworth Mill Dam School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School was judged Good and Ackworth Mill Dam School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School and 68.0% for Ackworth Mill Dam School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (56.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ackworth Mill Dam School (56.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PontefractBadsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | PontefractAckworth Mill Dam School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure | 41st of 111 in Wakefield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 206 | 219 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 236 | |
| Location | Pontefract, WF9 1AJ | Pontefract, WF7 7PH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 73.0% Stronger figure | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% | 24.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 206 | 219 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.1% | 16.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 2.3% | |
| SEN support | 13.1% | 8.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.4% | 8.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Full profiles: Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School · Ackworth Mill Dam School