Airedale Infant Academy
Primary school in Castleford, Wakefield. Standards maintained (Jun 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 November 2019, report published 3 December 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 4 June 2025, report published 8 July 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around June 2029
The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesTownville Academy
Requires improvement (Jan 2023)
- Under 0.1 milesAiredale Junior Academy
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
- 0.4 milesFairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Good (Dec 2023)
- 0.6 milesOyster Park Primary Academy
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 3 expected, 3 needs attention
- 0.9 milesGlasshoughton Infant Academy
Good (Jan 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.