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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF10 4BBCastleford Park Junior Academy
Primary

Castleford Park Junior Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Castleford · WF10 4BB www.pjacademy.net/

Pupils
414
cap. 420
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castleford Park Junior Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+2pp
82%70%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
9%
+2pp
11%9%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Medley Street, Castleford, WF10 4BB
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
2024/2561%9%77%30%73%20%76%16%84%70%105.0104.0104.029%414
2023/2459%7%75%21%72%22%68%20%80%69%104.0104.0105.030%399
2022/2370%11%77%32%83%27%82%28%82%79%105.0106.0106.0-1.40+1.40-0.7027%405
2018/1982%11%85%24%92%31%88%22%80%88%106.0106.0108.0+0.60+1.40-0.1016%413
2017/1858%8%80%24%81%25%72%17%83%78%105.0104.0106.0-0.70+0.20-1.6011%403
2016/1768%7%84%27%77%18%78%23%80%84%105.0105.0106.0-1.30-2.20-1.7010%390

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
2024/2541423.029%5%28%5%12%
2023/2439921.030%4%25%6%14%
2022/2340523.027%4%25%6%14%
2021/2239624.824%3%24%6%15%
2020/2139621.519%2%23%
2018/1941324.216%3%22%4%5%
2017/1840323.611%3%23%5%10%
2016/1739023.610%3%25%4%8%

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