Ackworth Mill Dam School
Mill Gate, Pontefract, WF7 7PH
225 pupils · 95% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 14%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 17 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 24% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 65 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 26 | 70 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 26 | 82 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 38 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 34 | 67 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 25 | 69 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 25 | 51 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 24 | 46 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Fitzwilliam Primary School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- King's Meadow Academy 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- West End Academy 3.6 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.