Towngate Primary Academy
Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Annabel Berry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 143078
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924302865
About this school
Towngate Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ossett. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Towngate Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 45 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 71% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 84% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 82% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 82% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Towngate Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 274 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Towngate Primary Academy compares
Towngate Primary Academy ranked 80th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 311 | — |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School | 60% | 4.4% | 14.3% | 111 | 0.3 miles |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 341 | 0.5 miles |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | 60% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 94% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.2% | 17% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.08%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 7.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Ossett South Parade Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Wakefield
- 0.5 miles
-
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Ossett
Other schools in Ossett
Towngate Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ossett.
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- South Ossett Infant Academy Primary
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Highfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Towngate Primary Academy teach?
- Towngate Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ossett.
- Who is the head of school of Towngate Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Towngate Primary Academy is Mrs Annabel Berry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Towngate Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Towngate Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Towngate Primary Academy?
- Towngate Primary Academy has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Towngate Primary Academy full?
- Towngate Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 311 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Towngate Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Towngate Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Towngate Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Towngate Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Towngate Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Towngate Primary Academy is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Towngate Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Towngate Primary Academy compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Towngate Primary Academy ranked 80th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Towngate Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Towngate Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Towngate Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Towngate Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.