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Half Acres Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Temple Street, Castleford WF10 5RE · halfacres.com · 01977 802325

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
424
94% of 450 places
Local authority
Wakefield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
21.1%
First language not English
21.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 50 (Places 54)50September 2023: 40 (Places 48)40September 2024: 32 (Places 36)32September 2025: 40 (Places 50)40September 2026: 47 (Places 57)47Places 57
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202657470.8100%
September 2025Sept 202550400.8100%
September 2024Sept 202436320.9100%
September 2023Sept 202348400.8100%
September 2022Sept 202254500.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 40% (England 53%)40%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 48% (England 60%)48%2023/24: 66% (England 61%)66%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●104105
●106105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108238)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Half Acres Primary Academy on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
18 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jan 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
81%
Replies
97
23% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲98% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼73% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 30 parents (31%) with SEND

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