Towngate Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 9 2019 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
- 284 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 86.6%
Mixed 7.5%
African 3.2%
Other White 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
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 70%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Towngate Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 31
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 6 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 1 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 37 22 15 |
| Year 1 | 42 14 28 |
| Year 2 | 35 18 17 |
| Year 3 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 4 | 35 22 13 |
| Year 5 | 38 23 15 |
| Year 6 | 45 19 26 |