Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Normanton and HemsworthConstituency

WF7 7HHPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 229 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

229

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 229
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
23 Jun 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.