Palace Fields Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 2 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
9.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.5%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 4.8%
Unclassified 4.1%
African 3.4%
Other 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsBelow average-2.9
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes16.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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