Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue, Castleford, WF10 4BH
222 pupils · 123% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 January 2023, published 8 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 57 | 146 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 67 | 134 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 76 | 158 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 69 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 66 | 106 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 67 | 118 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 66 | 110 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 68 | 107 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Castleford Park Junior Academy 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Half Acres Primary Academy 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Townville Academy 1.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.