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Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery

Details

Age Range3-7 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Community school
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
Local AuthorityWakefield
AddressFrancis Street, WF10 1HF
School Websitewww.wheldoninfants.co.uk/
Telephone1977553528
URN108236

School Census

Total 175
Girls/Boys 83/92
Girls/Boys Ratio 47.4%/52.6%
% pupils where English not first language 7.4%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 26
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 21.7%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 16/04/2015 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start DateOfsted Rating
16/04/2015 Good
11/06/2013 Requires improvement
Inspection Date 16/04/2015
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 11/06/2013
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Requires improvement
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
13 May 2025School inspectionView
25 April 2019Short inspectionView
16 April 2015Full inspection: GoodView
11 September 2013Monitoring visitView
11 June 2013Full inspection: Requires ImprovementView
23 November 2009Full inspection: GoodView
13 February 2007Full inspection: GoodView
10 September 2001Full inspectionView

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications104
As First Preference35
As second preference33
As third preference13
Total Offers Made41
first preference offers35
second preference offers5
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications65
As First Preference34
As second preference22
As third preference4
Total Offers Made37
first preference offers34
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.07%
Total Applications68
As First Preference43
As second preference14
As third preference6
Total Offers Made43
first preference offers40
second preference offers2
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications78
As First Preference40
As second preference16
As third preference15
Total Offers Made45
first preference offers40
second preference offers4
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications69
As First Preference33
As second preference18
As third preference13
Total Offers Made36
first preference offers33
second preference offers0
third preference offers3
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications51
As First Preference27
As second preference8
As third preference9
Total Offers Made28
first preference offers27
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications52
As First Preference29
As second preference13
As third preference5
Total Offers Made29
first preference offers29
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications54
As First Preference40
As second preference3
As third preference8
Total Offers Made40
first preference offers40
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications51
As First Preference25
As second preference13
As third preference13
Total Offers Made25
first preference offers25
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications55
As First Preference37
As second preference12
As third preference6
Total Offers Made42
first preference offers37
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications50
As First Preference38
As second preference8
As third preference4
Total Offers Made38
first preference offers38
second preference offers0
third preference offers0

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
white british ethnic origin
88%
any other white background ethnic origin
8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
1.7%
african ethnic origin
1.1%
white and asian ethnic origin
0.6%
any other black background ethnic origin
0.6%
time period 2022-23
white british ethnic origin
89.1%
any other white background ethnic origin
6.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
1.1%
indian ethnic origin
0.6%
african ethnic origin
0.6%
any other black background ethnic origin
0.6%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
0.6%

Nearby Schools

Castleford Academy

(0.16 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed

Address: Ferrybridge Road, , WF10 4JQ

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

(0.17 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Pontefract Road, , WF10 4JB

Castleford Park Junior Academy

(0.32 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 7-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Medley Street, , WF10 4BB

Glasshoughton Infant Academy

(0.50 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-7, Gender: Mixed

Address: Newfield Avenue, , WF10 4BH