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Oyster Park Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jodie Chapmpan-Kemp

corporate_fareNORTHERN AMBITION ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onCastleford, WF10 3SN

language Visit Website phone 1977515994

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

369

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Oyster Park Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Castleford, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oyster Park Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Castleford, Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NORTHERN AMBITION ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 364 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #78 of 98 primaries in Wakefield and #11,163 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 64%

Reading54% LA 74%

Writing46% LA 75%

Maths59% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading52% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA -0.7

-5.6 to -2.1

-2.2

Write

LA 0.1

-3.9 to -0.5

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.6 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading59% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.7

-4.6 to -0.9

0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 2.2

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.2 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%

Reading43% LA 71%

Writing71% LA 77%

Maths51% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA -0.7

-6.8 to -3.4

-1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 0.5

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.4 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 January 2025

Inspection Report

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18 October 2023

Inspection Report

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21 May 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2021

Inspection Report

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08 October 2019

Inspection Report

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14 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-10-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-06-14

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-22

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 364 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	364	3	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	354	6	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	385	3	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	369	5	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	362	9	2.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	382	7	1.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	369	3	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	364	2	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	400	5	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	392	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	376	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	394	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	385	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	400	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	391	3	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	432	6	1.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 86 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils