Best Primary Schools in Castleford

We checked all 15 primary schools in Castleford, Wakefield, and list every one: 10 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
15
Ranked
10
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Castleford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Wakefield. Wakefield also has rankings for Wakefield, Pontefract and Ossett.

Ranked primary schools in Castleford

  1. 1

    Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 145 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    17%

  2. 2

    Allerton Bywater Primary School

    Academy, 386 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    4%

  3. 3

    Half Acres Primary Academy

    Academy, 424 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    4%

  4. 4

    Castleford Park Junior Academy

    Academy, 412 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    9%

  5. 5

    Airedale Junior Academy

    Academy, 385 pupils, inspected December 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    4%

  6. 6

    Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

    Academy, 356 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    4%

  7. 7

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

    Academy, 197 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    7%

  8. 8

    Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

    Academy, 401 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    42%
    Higher standard
    3%

  9. 9

    Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford

    Local authority maintained, 471 pupils, inspected December 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    30%
    Higher standard
    0%

  10. 10

    Oyster Park Primary Academy

    Academy, 349 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Castleford without a rank