Airedale Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wakefield
Poplar Avenue, Castleford, WF10 3QJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/11/2019
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
206
Capacity used
Over capacity114%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
46 of 46 families who put it first got an offer
46
Places offered
85
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 46 | 46 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 85 | 46 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Wakefield lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kirsten Mckechnie
- Address
- Poplar Avenue, Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3QJ
- Phone
- 01977519281
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward / constituency
- Airedale & Ferry Fryston · Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141522
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
206 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 June 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
05 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 121 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wakefield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.