Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 25 2019 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
175 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
8%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.6%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88%
Other White 8%
Mixed 2.3%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
41
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
35
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
8
14
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
12
8
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
39
25
14
Year 1
45
19
26
Year 2
42
26
16
Year 2023-2024

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