Towngate Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 143078
- Address
- Whitley Spring Road, WF5 0QA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 306 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 80.7%
Mixed 7.2%
African 5.6%
Pakistani 2.6%
Other White 2.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Towngate Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 7 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 39 16 23 |
| Year 1 | 38 22 16 |
| Year 2 | 44 16 28 |
| Year 3 | 39 20 19 |
| Year 4 | 38 16 22 |
| Year 5 | 42 25 17 |
| Year 6 | 41 23 18 |