Full Marks for Pontefract Academies Trust – Top 10% of Education Trusts in the Country and 3 Schools in the Top 10 of all Wakefield Primary Schools

February 7, 2020 9:41 am

Pontefract Academies Trust has been named in the top 10% of education trusts in the country in the Department for Education Performance Tables for primary schools, published last month. The performance tables compared the performance of 297 multi academy trusts for primary school performance with the Trust being rated 22nd in the rank order for…

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Larks Hill J & I School Celebrates Ofsted GOOD news!

July 25, 2019 1:24 pm

Staff and pupils at Larks Hill J & I School are celebrating the outcomes from their latest visit from Ofsted. The school continues to be ‘Good’ following their last inspection in 2015. The lead inspector heaped praise on the staff and pupils after his one-day visit at the end of June 2019. He spoke with…

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Key Stage 2 SATs Success!

July 25, 2019 12:51 pm

The recent publication of the the Key Stage 2 SATs results is proving that the Trust is continuing to transform the quality of education for the young people of the town. The primary schools within the Trust have improved by 24% points overall. This means that primary school performance is now above the national average…

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