Ackworth School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber WF7 7LT · Wakefield
#348 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3901 of 4,090 nationally
About Ackworth School
Ackworth School is a independent all-through located in West Yorkshire, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 2–19. In 2025 it enrolled 429 students. Fee-paying independent schools. Most do not publish Key Stage results in the government performance tables.
Its Success Index (England) is 12.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 348th of 366 ranked all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (19th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 429; capacity filled 72.8%; grade 4+ english & maths 0%; ebacc average points 2.65.
There are 4 schools in West Yorkshire; Ackworth School ranks 3rd of 3 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)33.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)0%
- A level points per entry (10%)28.2
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)–
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Ackworth School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Capacity filled
- 72.8%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 33.9
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.65
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 28.2
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Ackworth School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
225 students · 646 m away
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
320 students · 822 m away
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
229 students · 862 m away
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
224 students · 2.9 km away
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
556 students · 3.0 km away
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
203 students · 3.0 km away
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
103 students · 3.2 km away
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
210 students · 3.2 km away
King's Meadow Academy
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 3.2 km away
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
314 students · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Independent all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Duchy College
Harrogate · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
436 students
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School
York · Independent all-through · Ages 0–15
421 students
Ampleforth College
York · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
397 students
Tranby
Hull · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
484 students
Giggleswick School
Settle · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
372 students
Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria
Bradford · Independent secondary · Ages 11–23
371 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Ackworth School a good school?
Ackworth School has a Success Index (England) of 12.0 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #348 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Ackworth School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Ackworth School ranks #348 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3901 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Ackworth School?
Ackworth School had 429 students in 2025.
Is Ackworth School a primary school or a secondary school?
Ackworth School is classified as a all-through covering Ages 2–19. It is a independent school.
What other schools are near Ackworth School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Ackworth School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.