Pontefract Academies Trust Invests £90,000 into Outdoor Learning and Play

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30
September
2020

Pontefract Academies Trust Invests £90,000 into Outdoor Learning and Play

Pontefract Academies Trust is delighted to announce that they have invested around £90,000 into outdoor learning facilities for Halfpenny Lane and The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nursery School. Children and staff are now able to take advantage of state of the art playground equipment which includes planting areas, den making apparatus and textured multi coloured flooring to help heighten the senses and encourage creative play. The brand new areas also have an outdoor stage for performances, waterplay equipment designed to help strengthen problem solving skills as well as bird and ladybird boxes to study their local natural surroundings and… Read more

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3
September
2020

Headteacher’s Welcome

Dear Parent/Carer, I am delighted to be addressing you as the Headteacher of the Rookeries and that we are part of the Pontefract Academies Trust, a Trust which has a reputation for transforming schools. I strongly believe with the support of the Trust, a strong leadership team and the dedication and commitment of our staff members, the Rookeries will become the exceptional school that the community deserves. Put simply, we want every child at the Rookeries to flourish; to be safe, happy, to experience a wide range of learning opportunities and to leave our school engaged and confident learners. We… Read more

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30
May
2020

Pontefract Food Bank Thank Pontefract Schools for their Support

Together the 3,900 pupils and over 300 staff members of Pontefract Academies Trust collected 315kg of food which has been donated to Pontefract Food Bank. The amount collected is enough to create 21 food packages for those in need within the local community. Pontefract Food Bank which is based at Central Methodist Church, Newgate, Pontefract are delighted to have the support of Pontefract Academies Trust as they’re urgently needing items such as tinned tuna, tinned meats, tinned potatoes, carrots and large size nappies to name just some of the products on their list. CEO at Pontefract Academies Trust, Julian Appleyard… Read more

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7
February
2020

Full Marks for Pontefract Academies Trust – Top 10% of Education Trusts in the Country and 3 Schools in the Top 10 of all Wakefield Primary Schools

Pontefract Academies Trust has been named in the top 10% of education trusts in the country in the Department for Education Performance Tables for primary schools, published last month. The performance tables compared the performance of 297 multi academy trusts for primary school performance with the Trust being rated 22nd in the rank order for attainment. The performance sees a reversal in fortunes for the Trust having been rated the 11th worst performing trust the previous year. The performance places the Trust as one of the most improved in the sector. 77% of children in the Trust primary schools achieved… Read more

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25
July
2019

Key Stage 2 SATs Success!

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

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15
February
2019

An Interserve Newsletter for The Rookeries School project

Interserve has been on site at The Rookeries School for a couple of months now, constructing a new single storey extension to the rear of the existing school building. This will provide three new classrooms, a studio and kitchen area. An unused temporary building at the back of the school will also be removed, creating a bigger playground area. The works will be completed in time for the new school year in September. If you’d like to find out more you can view Interserve’s newsletter HERE     Read more

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