Ackworth Mill Dam School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Pontefract, Wakefield
Ackworth Mill Dam School is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield for ages 3–11 (academy converter).
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Catchment area for Ackworth Mill Dam School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Mill Gate, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school each morning to a warm and personal welcome.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and speak positively about their learning and their teachers.”
- “This helps them to prepare for the day ahead and settle quickly into their learning.”
To improve
- “However, there is further work to develop the order in which children learn these important skills.”
- “However, leaders do not review the impact of the support and adaptations that staff provide for pupils with SEND as precisely as they could.”
- “This means that they are less well equipped to consistently respond well to changes in pupils’ needs.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane 0.4 mi Good
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 0.7 mi Good
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Fitzwilliam Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged
- King's Meadow Academy 1.9 mi Not judged
- West End Academy 2.2 mi Improved significantly
- Featherstone Purston Infant School 2.3 mi Good
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School 2.3 mi School remains Good