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
- Website
- www.ardleyhill.org.uk
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
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-1
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
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 |