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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 May 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 16 April 2015Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry80 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Wakefield median median 2.3
- 2025 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.2
- 2024 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.4
- 2023 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2021 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2019 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2018 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2017 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2016 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2015 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2014 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
- This school
- Wakefield median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 33 | 80 | 2.4 | 30 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 44 | 94 | 2.1 | 42 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 41 | 104 | 2.5 | 35 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 37 | 65 | 1.8 | 34 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 43 | 68 | 1.6 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 45 | 78 | 1.7 | 40 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 36 | 69 | 1.9 | 33 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 28 | 51 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 29 | 52 | 1.8 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 40 | 54 | 1.4 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 25 | 51 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 42 | 55 | 1.3 | 37 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 38 | 50 | 1.3 | 38 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.4applications per place
- 0.3 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · WakefieldRemains Good202461%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · WakefieldGood20232.4applications per place
- 1.1 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · WakefieldGood20202.4applications per place
- 1.9 km · WakefieldGood20231.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · WakefieldStandards maintained20252.2applications per place
- 2.1 km · WakefieldRequires improvement20232.4applications per place
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 108236 · 384/2180
- Capacity
- 135 pupils · 169 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Francis Street, Castleford, WF10 1HF
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources