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Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Francis Street, Castleford WF10 1HF · wheldoninfants.co.uk · 01977 553528
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 169
- 34 over 135 places · 125%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 33 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 93% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 25
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied