Oyster Park Primary Academy
Watling Road, Ferry Fryston, Castleford, WF10 3SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Jodie Chapman-Kemp
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Castleford Academy
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 141144
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977515994
About this school
Oyster Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Castleford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 349 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 47 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 64% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 77% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 72% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 68% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Oyster Park Primary Academy 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 | 52% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 369 |
| 2023/24 | 369 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oyster Park Primary Academy compares
Oyster Park Primary Academy ranked 89th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.7% | 53.6% | 349 | — |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | 30% | 8.8% | 55.5% | 471 | 0.3 miles |
| Airedale Junior Academy | 62% | 6.5% | 41% | 385 | 0.6 miles |
| Townville Academy | — | 7.6% | 39% | 111 | 0.6 miles |
| Airedale Infant Academy | — | 7.2% | 27.8% | 206 | 0.6 miles |
| Glasshoughton Infant Academy | — | 3.9% | 8.4% | 222 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 18 October 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.56%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.72%
- Persistent absence
- 28.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford0.3 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Airedale Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Townville Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Airedale Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Glasshoughton Infant Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Castleford
Other schools in Castleford
Oyster Park Primary Academy ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary 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
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oyster Park Primary Academy teach?
- Oyster Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Castleford.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Oyster Park Primary Academy?
- The acting headteacher of Oyster Park Primary Academy is Mrs Jodie Chapman-Kemp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oyster Park Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oyster Park Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oyster Park Primary Academy?
- Oyster Park Primary Academy has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oyster Park Primary Academy full?
- Oyster Park Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 349 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oyster Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Oyster Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Oyster Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oyster Park Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oyster Park Primary Academy?
- Oyster Park Primary Academy is part of CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oyster Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oyster Park Primary Academy rank locally?
- Oyster Park Primary Academy ranked 89th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oyster Park Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Oyster Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oyster Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oyster Park Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.