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# Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

Ackton Pastures Primary Academy is a primary academy in Castleford, United Kingdom with 350 pupils, part of Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 7 March 2023. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Classroom Teacher (closes 23 November).

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- **Head:** Callum Ivel, Head of School
- **Trust or group:** Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Primary
- **Pupils:** 350 pupils · 49% girls · 17.7% eligible for free school meals · 5.6% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 64 (18.0%) on SEN support · 11 (3.1%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Wakefield
- **Location:** Castleford, WF10 5NS, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01977802322
- **Website:** [acktonpastures.inspirepartnership.org.uk](https://www.acktonpastures.inspirepartnership.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 144331 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144331))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 7 March 2023

## Vacancies (1)

- [Classroom Teacher](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/144gykvllx7-classroom-teacher) · Closes 23 Nov · Full time · Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic teacher to join our teaching team. The Trust consists of nine primary academies all…

## Exam results

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 2% |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 7% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7 March 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 28 January 2020 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 15.0 | 23.3 | – | 0 | £51,486 |
| 2024/25 | 15.8 | 21.8 | 7% | 0 | £47,312 |
| 2023/24 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 19% | 0 | £42,530 |
| 2022/23 | 14.9 | 22.5 | 20% | 0 | £36,570 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3 | 21.4 | 24% | 0 | £38,624 |
| 2020/21 | 13.3 | 24.1 | 8% | 0 | £37,648 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 5.6% | 1.2% | 12.0% | 1.5% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 1.2% | 12.8% | 0.7% |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 2.0% | 17.2% | 1.1% |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 1.5% | 18.4% | 2.2% |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 1.4% | 21.0% | 1.9% |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 1.3% | 9.6% | 1.1% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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