Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 7 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 108236
- Address
- Francis Street, WF10 1HF
- Website
- www.wheldoninfants.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 174 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 85.6%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 5.7%
African 2.3%
Admissions
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 13 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 4 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 20 25 |
| Year 1 | 44 27 17 |
| Year 2 | 45 17 28 |