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Ash Grove Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · PONTEFRACT · WF9 2TF

Ages 3–11 · 265 pupils · Wakefield

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
248

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
67
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

265 pupils · 331 places

Pupils on roll
265
Boys / girls
136 / 129
School capacity
331
Capacity fill
265 / 331 (80%)
Free school meals
29.6%
FSM pupils
75
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Gawthorp

Location

Address
Ash Grove, South Elmsall
Postcode
WF9 2TF
Town
PONTEFRACT
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in PONTEFRACT, Wakefield, 265 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 29.6%.

Open schools in PONTEFRACT
46
Primary schools in PONTEFRACT
36
Academies among open schools in PONTEFRACT
70% (32)
Open schools in WF9
17
Primary in WF9
15
Open schools in Wakefield LA
158
Primary in Wakefield LA
113

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Gawthorp
Telephone
01977640625
Website
https://ashgrove.inspirepartnership.org.uk/

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