Palace Fields Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 3 2019 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
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 143768
- Address
- Badger Close, Palace Fields, WA7 2QW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 146 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 81.5%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 4.8%
Unclassified 4.1%
African 3.4%
Other 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsBelow average-2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Palace Fields Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 9
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 17 7 10 |
| Year 1 | 13 11 2 |
| Year 2 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 3 | 18 12 6 |
| Year 4 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 5 | 13 5 8 |
| Year 6 | 25 15 10 |