Towngate Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Ossett (Wakefield).
KS2 RWM expected
49%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
59%
▼ 16pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
61%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
85%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.4%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.1
▲ 4.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.2%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
311 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Towngate Primary Academy is a primary school located in Ossett, Wakefield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 306 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Annabel Berry.
Key facts
- URN
- 143078
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sally ODriscoll | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Adlington | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lizzie Edwards | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Dixon-Child | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Pam Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Poole | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Amy Bateman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mat Fisher | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Annabel Berry | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Adam Kenyon Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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