# Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 401 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141290. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 401
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 141290

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 42% of pupils at Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 42% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-school-e136040): 90 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Ackton Pastures Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackton-pastures-primary-academy-e144331): 970 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Half Acres Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/half-acres-primary-academy-e144332): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smawthorne-henry-moore-academy-e151374): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed
- [Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-wheldon-infant-school-and-nursery-e108236): 1.9 km. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-castleford-e138949): 1.9 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141290)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141290)

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