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Half Acres Primary Academy

Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE

Local ranking70th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

450

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
65.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
75.0%
Maths (Expected)
75.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
79.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
57

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
430
Boys
235 (55%)
Girls
195 (45%)
Capacity
450 (96% full)
SEND
18.4%
FSM Eligible
23.3%
EAL
19.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
16.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.2
Budget per Pupil
£5,447/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 78.8%
  • Black African: 8.8%
  • White Other: 4.2%
  • Mixed Other: 1.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.2%
  • Black Other: 1.2%
  • Asian Indian: 0.7%

78.8%

White British

8.8%

Black African

4.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Temple Street

Castleford, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
144332
UKPRN
10062845
Establishment No.
2182
Trust
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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