Airedale Junior Academy
Fryston Road, Castleford, WF10 3EP
385 pupils · 86% of 448 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 41%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 19 April 2023, published 14 June 2023. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Townville Academy 0 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Airedale Infant Academy 0 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oyster Park Primary Academy 1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Castleford Park Junior Academy 1.7 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.