Ardley Hill Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 23 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
138209
Address
Lowther Road, LU6 3NZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
459 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
19.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.6%
Other White 9.2%
Mixed 7.2%
Other Asian 4.8%
African 3.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ardley Hill Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
49
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
43
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
43
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
25
16
9
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
27
7
20
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
5
2
Reception, Full-time
59
27
32
Year 1
54
27
27
Year 2
56
30
26
Year 3
60
41
19
Year 4
57
27
30
Year 5
55
27
28
Year 6
46
27
19
Year 2023-2024

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