Croftway Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Not available
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
146545
Address
William Street, NE24 2HP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
409 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
8.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.1%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.1%
African 4.4%
Other 3.4%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other White 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.2
WritingAverage1
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Croftway Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
35
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
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 classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
10
3
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
8
18
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
56
29
27
Year 1
57
31
26
Year 2
44
25
19
Year 3
47
28
19
Year 4
58
33
25
Year 5
51
27
24
Year 6
59
29
30
Year 2023-2024

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