SCHOOL PROFILE

Abbey Park Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140172
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Calderdale
Trust NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 217 216 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 102 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 115 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.7%
19.9 pts above England
School 44.7%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.1%
15.2 pts below England
School 5.1%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.2%
187
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
8
White and Asian
2.3%
5
African
1.8%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
4
White and Black African
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.3% 68 of 217 pupils
10.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.3%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.7% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts above
EHC plans 9.7% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Social, emotional & mental health 10
No specialist assessment yet 9
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Calderdale 60.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Calderdale 73.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

89.0%

18.7 pts above England

School 89.0%
Calderdale 69.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Calderdale 73.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.78 pts lower than England
School 5.44%
Calderdale 5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.56 pts lower than England
School 15.25%
Calderdale 13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Calderdale 1.03%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.4% 2.2 pts above England
Abbey Park Academy
90.4%
Calderdale
80.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information