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Oyster Park Primary Academy

Castleford, WF10 3SN · Wakefield · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary
0.9/10 Well below average

96th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield we can score, 113 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 1.0/10 against 1,011 of them, against 1.1/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 43.0 · 11 40% 0.43
Ofsted 6 35% 0.22
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 43.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (1.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement in February 2026.

Getting in. The school has 364 pupils in a capacity of 420, leaving 56 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to raise the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in core subjects? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating? How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in reading and writing?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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