Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road, Castleford, WF10 5AX
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Dixon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 530
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 133621
- Local authority
- Wakefield
About this school
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford was a community primary school in Castleford. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 492 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2002, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 56 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 43% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 57% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 64% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 52% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 490 |
| 2023/24 | 482 |
| 2024/25 | 492 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6% | 35.1% | 492 | — |
| Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy | — | — | — | 473 | 0.0 miles |
| Half Acres Primary Academy | 65% | 6.3% | 23.3% | 424 | 0.4 miles |
| Castleford Park Junior Academy | 61% | 5.1% | 28.3% | 412 | 0.5 miles |
| Glasshoughton Infant Academy | — | 3.9% | 8.4% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | 52% | 5% | 7.7% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.07%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 15.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Half Acres Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Castleford Park Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Glasshoughton Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford0.5 miles
Primary · Castleford
Other schools in Castleford
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Primary
- Airedale Infant Academy Primary
- Airedale Junior Academy Primary
- Allerton Bywater Primary School Primary
- Castleford Park Junior Academy Primary
- Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Primary
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Primary
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy Primary
- Half Acres Primary Academy Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School Primary
- Oyster Park Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford teach?
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Castleford.
- Has Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford?
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford had 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2025.