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Airedale Infant Academy

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personMrs Kirsten Mckechnie

corporate_fareNORTHERN AMBITION ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onCastleford, WF10 3QJ

language Visit Website phone 1977519281

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

245

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Airedale Infant Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Castleford, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Airedale Infant Academy is an academy converter in Castleford, Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of NORTHERN AMBITION ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 217 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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05 November 2019

Inspection Report

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30 January 2018

Inspection Report

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05 November 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-11-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-30

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-07-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-09

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

0.9%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(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 217 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, 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)	217	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	243	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	3	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	181	5	2.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	3	1.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	183	3	1.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	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 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils