Half Acres Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 144332
- Address
- Temple Street, WF10 5RE
- Website
- www.halfacres.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 430 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 78.8%
African 8.8%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 2.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.7
WritingWell below average-3
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Half Acres Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 8 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 5 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 53 30 23 |
| Year 1 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 2 | 55 33 22 |
| Year 3 | 60 40 20 |
| Year 4 | 57 23 34 |
| Year 5 | 49 25 24 |
| Year 6 | 57 38 19 |