Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary schoolAckworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 229 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ackworth SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file860 m
- Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell LanePrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Oakfield Park SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, March 20251.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).