Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, Pontefract

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

Station Road, Low Ackworth, Pontefract WF7 7HH

https://www.ackworthhowardschool.co.uk/

Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Wakefield). It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In March 2020 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Admissions and Progress.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		Ackworth Mill Dam School
1.1		Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
1.7		Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
2.1		Featherstone Purston Infant School
2.1		The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
2.2		Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
2.2		Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
2.2		Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
2.3		Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
2.4		Fitzwilliam Primary School
2.5		King's Meadow Academy
2.6		Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is very low.

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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