Castleford Park Junior Academy 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 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check Castleford Park Junior Academy location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Medley Street, Castleford

School Information

Address: Medley Street, Castleford, WF10 4BB
Website: www.pjacademy.net/
Telephone: 01977518959
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Kathryn Law
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139359

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 396
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 188

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.8
Writing
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.3 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street , WF10 4BB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 284 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue , WF10 4BH 		4out of 4 334 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Francis Street , WF10 1HF 		3out of 4 520 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 924 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 134 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 2,275 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑