Castleford Park Junior Academy
Primary schoolCastleford Park Junior Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 412 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 10 April 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 61% of pupils at Castleford Park Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Castleford AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)120 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Glasshoughton Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023310 m
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025480 m
- Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed850 m
- Half Acres Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).