Palace Fields Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 26 2024 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
- 128 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 81.3%
Unclassified 7%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.9%
African 2.3%
Indian 0.8%
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 48%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Palace Fields Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 8
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 15.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 12 7 5 |
| Year 1 | 16 7 9 |
| Year 2 | 13 10 3 |
| Year 3 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 4 | 16 10 6 |
| Year 5 | 27 12 15 |
| Year 6 | 14 5 9 |