Glasshoughton Infant Academy

Academy converter·Infant school Castleford, Wakefield·WF10 4BH

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Glasshoughton Infant Academy is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

98%

57 first choices, 60 places

First choices per place

0.95

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

146

any preference, for 60 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17

00.511.5

1 per place

1.1420221.1520231.2920241.1220250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Wakefield does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Glasshoughton Infant Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 228
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

8.4%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

3.9%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.7%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

4.0%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.2%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

7.5%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

22.4

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,278

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Castleford Park Junior Academy Castleford · 0.2 mi 50.2 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Castleford · 0.3 mi 42.0 Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Castleford · 0.5 mi 30.6 Half Acres Primary Academy Castleford · 0.7 mi 46.9 Airedale Junior Academy Castleford · 0.9 mi 45.0 Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Castleford · 1.1 mi 19.5 Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Castleford · 1.3 mi 30.8 Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Castleford · 1.4 mi 46.3

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Glasshoughton Infant Academy

Glasshoughton Infant Academy is a primary school in Castleford, Wakefield, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 228 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

98% of the families who made Glasshoughton Infant Academy their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 22.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.