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Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Ashton Road, Castleford WF10 5AX · 01977 558395
On the mapSearch near WF10 5AX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 473
- 89% of 530 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.6%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 91% 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 | 57 | 58 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 60 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133621)
Ofsted
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133621)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 133621), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133621)
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133621)