Community school · Wakefield

Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford

2–11Ages
471Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141961URN

Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

92 applications for 58 places · 93rd of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2016

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

92 applications · 58 places offered · 57 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 0 of 11 years.

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	58	92	1.6	57	0.98
Sep 2025	53	79	1.5	50	0.94
Sep 2024	58	97	1.7	60	1.03
Sep 2023	44	67	1.5	43	0.98
Sep 2022	60	83	1.4	62	1.03
Sep 2021	47	69	1.5	45	0.96
Sep 2020	59	86	1.5	61	1.03
Sep 2019	49	73	1.5	47	0.96
Sep 2018	58	80	1.4	58	1.00
Sep 2017	53	81	1.5	53	1.00
Sep 2016	53	74	1.4	53	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 47% · Maths 55% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%97th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard8%

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	30%	0%	102	100
2023/24	53%	0%	103	104
2022/23	50%	0%	105	101

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

Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Oyster Park Primary Academy
0.5 km · Wakefield

2026

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Airedale Junior Academy
0.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Townville Academy
0.6 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2023

2.4applications per place
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
1.7 km · Wakefield

Good2023

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

Remains Good2024

61%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
2.1 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
2.2 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141961 · 384/2023
Capacity: 420 pupils · 471 on roll
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB
Local authority: Wakefield

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