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Schools in Castleford

48 schools from official GIAS records — including 38 primary and 6 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Castleford

Castleford has 48 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 37 primary (84%), 6 secondary (14%) and 1 middle deemed primary (2%). Castleford spans 2 local authorities, most schools sitting in Wakefield (41). The most common types are community school (25), academy converter (12) and community special school (3). This includes 15 academies, 1 independent schools and 6 special schools.

How many schools are there in Castleford?

GIAS lists 48 schools in Castleford, England.

What types of schools are in Castleford?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (37), secondary (6) and middle deemed primary (1).

Which local authority covers Castleford?

Castleford spans Wakefield and Leeds; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Castleford data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Castleford

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed48

Age ranges

  • 3–1113
  • 3–712
  • 7–118
  • 11–183
  • 11–163
  • 2–113
  • 4–112
  • 2–191

Local authorities

  • Wakefield41
  • Leeds7

School types

  • Community school25
  • Academy converter12
  • Community special school3
  • Academy sponsor led3
  • Voluntary aided school2
  • Foundation school2
  • Other independent special school1
Special
6
Independent
1
Academies
15

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