Glasshoughton Infant Academy

Glasshoughton Infant Academy is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good' across several domains, except for personal development, which is rated as 'Outstanding'. The school has not been previously inspected under the current classification since it became an academy, marking this as an important inspection in light of historical continuity. The leadership is ambitious, and pupils report feeling safe and well-supported, contributing to a positive learning environment.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on character development and pupil leadership opportunities
• Commendable support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Effective promotion of reading, with early support for those who need it
• High levels of pupil engagement and responsible behavior in school

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent understanding of how to teach disciplinary knowledge in some subjects
• Assessment information is sometimes not used accurately to match reading materials with pupils' phonic knowledge

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Glasshoughton Infant Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Glasshoughton Infant Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Glasshoughton Infant Academy had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.0% of pupils at Glasshoughton Infant Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Glasshoughton Infant Academy received £6,835 and spent £6,895 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £357,000 (£1,656 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Castleford Academy Trust, income was £6,619 and spending £6,965 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Castleford · Wakefield local authority: places and applications

Glasshoughton Infant Academy is part of Castleford Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Castleford Park Junior Academy Castleford
• Castleford Academy Castleford
• Airedale Infant Academy Castleford
• Airedale Junior Academy Castleford
• Airedale Academy Castleford
• Oyster Park Primary Academy Castleford
• Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Castleford
• Crofton Academy Wakefield

What is Glasshoughton Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Glasshoughton Infant Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Glasshoughton Infant Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Glasshoughton Infant Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Glasshoughton Infant Academy have?

Glasshoughton Infant Academy has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does Glasshoughton Infant Academy cover?

Glasshoughton Infant Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Glasshoughton Infant Academy?

Glasshoughton Infant Academy is at Newfield Avenue, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4BH.