Oyster Park Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Watling Road
Ferry Fryston
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 3SN
Phone 01977515994
Reference Number 141144

General Makeup

Number of pupils 369
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.14%
Girls: 49.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 54.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 24 25 49
2 22 16 38
3 24 34 58
4 20 27 47
5 27 25 52
6 23 25 48

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.4%
White, Other 10.6%
Unclassified 2.4%
African 2.2%
White & Asian 1.1%
Mixed, Other 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2025-02-05
Date Description Report
2025-01-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2023-10-18 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-05-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-03-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-10-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-06-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB
0.32 miles
Airedale Junior School
Fryston Road, Castleford, WF10 3EP
0.59 miles
Airedale Infant School
Poplar Avenue, Castleford, WF10 3QJ
0.59 miles
Townville Academy
Poplar Avenue, Townville, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3QJ
0.6 miles
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
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1.4 miles
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4BB
1.51 miles
Fairburn Community Primary School
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9JY
1.55 miles
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2NJ
1.55 miles
Willow Green Academy
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1.62 miles
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy
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1.63 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
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1.63 miles
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
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1.65 miles
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
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1.9 miles
Half Acres Primary Academy
Temple Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5RE
2.18 miles
The Vale Primary Academy
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2.26 miles
St Giles C of E Academy
St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HG
2.27 miles
Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School
Green Lane, Ledston, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2BD
2.4 miles
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
2.46 miles
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
2.47 miles
Simpson's Lane Academy
Sycamore Avenue, Knottingley, WF11 0PJ
2.53 miles
Name Distance
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
0.47 miles
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4JQ
1.48 miles
New College Pontefract
Park Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4QR
2.44 miles
High Well School
Rookhill Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD
2.9 miles
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF
2.95 miles
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BD
3.08 miles
De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ
3.09 miles
Carleton High School
Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW
3.5 miles
Brigshaw High School
Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2HR
3.67 miles
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ
3.85 miles
Sherburn High School
Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 6AS
4.82 miles
Outwood Academy Freeston
Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ
4.85 miles
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