Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Alex Webb
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 471
- URN
- 141961
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977558350
About this school
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford is a community primary school in Castleford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 471 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 53% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 78% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 83% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 79% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Fairburn View 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 | 50% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 481 |
| 2023/24 | 514 |
| 2024/25 | 493 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford compares
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford ranked 97th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 8.8% | 55.5% | 471 | — |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy | 43% | 7.7% | 53.6% | 349 | 0.3 miles |
| Airedale Junior Academy | 62% | 6.5% | 41% | 385 | 0.4 miles |
| Townville Academy | — | 7.6% | 39% | 111 | 0.4 miles |
| Airedale Infant Academy | — | 7.2% | 27.8% | 206 | 0.4 miles |
| Glasshoughton Infant Academy | — | 3.9% | 8.4% | 222 | 1.1 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)
- 55.5%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.77%
- Persistent absence
- 27.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oyster Park Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Airedale Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Townville Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Airedale Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Glasshoughton Infant Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Castleford
Other schools in Castleford
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford ranks 10th 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
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy Primary
- Half Acres Primary Academy Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School Primary
- Oyster Park Primary Academy Primary
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford teach?
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Castleford.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford?
- The headteacher of Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford is Miss Alex Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford?
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford has 471 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford full?
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford has capacity for 420 pupils and 471 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford a faith school?
- No. Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford as having nursery classes.
- How have Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford ranked 97th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford's absence rate?
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairburn View 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 2 July 2026.