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Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

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

personMiss Delyth Roberts

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location_onCastleford, WF10 1PN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

414

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Castleford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy is an academy converter in Castleford, Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 428 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #92 of 98 primaries in Wakefield and #12,894 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

42%

LA 64%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing46% LA 75%

Maths68% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading63% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 1.6

0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.4

0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 2.0

-1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-3.0 to 0.5

1.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 60%

Reading56% LA 71%

Writing66% LA 77%

Maths66% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4

Read

LA -0.7

-5.9 to -2.1

-3.4

Write

LA 0.1

-5.2 to -1.6

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.2 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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11 May 2021

Inspection Report

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23 February 2021

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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04 July 2017

Inspection Report

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01 September 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-07-04

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-02-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 428 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	428	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	403	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	422	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	394	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	404	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	396	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	376	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	396	4	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	414	3	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	405	11	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	431	7	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	443	14	3.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	448	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	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 49 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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