Airedale Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Castleford, Wakefield
Airedale Infant Academy is a primary school in Castleford, Wakefield for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Poplar Avenue, Airedale, Airedale Junior School, Castleford, WF10 3QJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils know staff care about them and want them to achieve highly.”
- “They are familiar with routines and expectations.”
- “Pupils respond quickly to the instructions of adults.”
To improve
- “Pupils have not always achieved as well as they could when learning to write.”
- “The school is monitoring the impact of the changes to ensure that outcomes for pupils in writing improve.”
- “The school’s work to improve attendance has not always been successful.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- Townville Academy 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Airedale Junior Academy 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford 0.4 mi Good
- Oyster Park Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Castleford Park Junior Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford 1.2 mi Not judged
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery 1.3 mi Standards maintained