Airedale Infant Academy
Poplar Avenue, Castleford, WF10 3QJ
206 pupils · 114% 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
- 20.5%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — 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 5 November 2019, published 3 December 2019. 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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 38 | 84 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 46 | 85 | 46 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 54 | 101 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 92 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 58 | 79 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 63 | 100 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 76 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 52 | 83 | 53 |
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
- Townville Academy 0 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Airedale Junior Academy 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.