Castleford Park Junior Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Castleford, Wakefield
WF10 4BB
Composite score
50.2

Castleford Park Junior Academy at a glance

Located in Castleford, Wakefield, Castleford Park Junior Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 414 pupils aged 7 to 11. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Castleford Park Junior Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#7,198
National rank
#703
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#46
In Wakefield
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 414 % FSM ever-6 28.3% % EAL 4.8% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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