Carleton Park has been ranked the 3rd best primary school out of 100 in the Wakefield Local Authority for attainment in reading, writing and maths. To read an article published in the Wakefield Express please click here. Read more
Carleton Park Junior & Infant School and Pontefract Academies Trust has been awarded the highest “outstanding” grade for leadership and management by Ofsted – making it one of the most improved Trusts in the region. Carleton Park Junior & Infant School was also given the highest “outstanding grade” for the behaviour and personal development of its pupils following a two-day inspection in July of this year. According to Darren Stewart, Her Majesty’s Inspector, “leaders’ resolute actions have improved the quality of teaching rapidly” and have “brought about a highly-focused and strategic approach to leadership”. Joe Ayre, Head of School at… Read more
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 for the first time in the history of the Trust. There are some fantastic individual school stories across the combined outcomes measure for meeting the national expected standard in reading, writing and maths: Carleton Park Junior and Infant School has improved from 53.3% in 2018… Read more