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Airedale Junior Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Castleford · WF10 3EP www.airedalejuniorschool.co.uk

Pupils
378
cap. 448
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
378
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
378
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Airedale Junior Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
+25pp
62%50%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
7%6%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
378
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Fryston Road, Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3EP
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%4%71%27%71%4%75%20%77%70%104.0104.0103.027%378
2023/2437%4%63%12%62%12%49%8%71%43%101.0100.099.027%386
2022/2344%6%61%17%61%12%69%14%62%59%102.0102.0101.0-1.60-1.70-0.7026%403
2018/1950%5%60%10%74%22%68%9%77%65%101.0102.0102.0-1.70+0.50-1.5022%423
2017/1844%7%57%18%78%26%58%13%66%68%102.0100.0103.0-1.50+1.80-2.10417
2016/1753%2%56%11%74%24%67%9%74%57%102.0102.0103.0-4.20+0.20-3.0017%406

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537820.527%6%41%6%19%
2023/2438621.427%4%41%7%18%
2022/2340322.426%4%42%8%23%
2021/2242420.825%3%41%8%27%
2020/2144923.121%4%37%
2018/1942322.722%5%39%5%12%
2017/1824.55%10%
2016/1740620.317%4%44%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.