Airedale Junior School is a primary school located in Castleford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Fryston Road, Castleford

School Information

Address: Fryston Road, Castleford, WF10 3EP
Website: www.airedalejuniorschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01977556946
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katie Robinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141409

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 448
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.4
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Airedale Junior School
Fryston Road , Airedale WF10 3EP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Airedale Infant School
Poplar Avenue , Townville WF10 3QJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Townville Infants' School
Poplar Avenue , Townville WF10 3QJ 		2out of 4 205 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive , Airedale WF10 3DB 		3out of 4 674 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oyster Park Primary Academy
Watling Road , Ferry Fryston WF10 3SN 		2out of 4 1,039 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 403 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 1,867 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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