Oyster Park Primary Academy
Watling Road, Castleford, WF10 3SN
349 pupils · 83% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 50.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 43% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 46 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 29 | 46 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 36 | 47 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 39 | 35 | 45 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 36 | 46 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 52 | 35 | 55 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 43 | 51 | 43 |
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
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Airedale Junior Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Townville Academy 1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Airedale Infant Academy 1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy 2.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Castleford Park Junior Academy 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · 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.