Academy sponsor led · Wakefield

Oyster Park Primary Academy

3–11Ages
349Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141144URN

Watling Road, Ferry Fryston, Oyster Park Primary Academy, Castleford, WF10 3SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

46 applications for 26 places · 84th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
18 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 1.4; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.2; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Castleford Oyster Park Primary School (URN 136051), the previous school.

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	26	46	1.8	26	1.00
Sep 2025	32	46	1.4	29	0.91
Sep 2024	39	47	1.2	36	0.92
Sep 2023	27	36	1.3	23	0.85
Sep 2022	39	45	1.2	35	0.90
Sep 2021	39	46	1.2	36	0.92
Sep 2020	52	55	1.1	35	0.67
Sep 2019	46	51	1.1	43	0.93
Sep 2018	52	59	1.1	52	1.00
Sep 2017	41	60	1.5	40	0.98
Sep 2016	53	70	1.3	53	1.00
Sep 2015	60	96	1.6	79	1.32
Sep 2014 *	47	67	1.4	47	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 46% · Maths 59% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%89th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard46%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	100	100
2023/24	64%	6%	106	105
2022/23	52%	2%	101	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oyster Park Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
0.5 km · Wakefield

Good2023

1.6applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Airedale Junior Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard
Airedale Infant Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Townville Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2023

2.4applications per place
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
2.3 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Castleford Park Junior Academy
2.4 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

61%met the SATs standard
Fairburn Community Primary School
2.5 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place
Ark Orchard Head Primary School
2.5 km · Wakefield

Improved significantly2025

2.0applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141144 · 384/2014
Trust: Castleford Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 349 on roll
Free school meals: 50.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2014
Replaced: Castleford Oyster Park Primary School (URN 136051)
Address: Watling Road, Ferry Fryston, Oyster Park Primary Academy, Castleford, WF10 3SN
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources