West Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 137042
- Address
- Alderman Leach Drive, DL2 2GF
- Website
- www.westparkacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 453 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 89.6%
Mixed 3.7%
African 2.2%
Other White 2%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
West Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 3 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 33 25 |
| Year 1 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 2 | 61 30 31 |
| Year 3 | 55 30 25 |
| Year 4 | 57 33 24 |
| Year 5 | 59 39 20 |
| Year 6 | 60 34 26 |