Airedale Infant Academy is a state-funded primary school in Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 3 to 7 for boys and girls. DfE data records 206 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 180.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (4 Jun 2025). Admissions data records 38 first-preference applications and 39 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 4 Jun 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 4 Jun 2025: Standards maintained
Published 3 Dec 2019.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Wakefield |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 39 |
| First-preference applications | 38 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 84 |
| First-preference offers | 38 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
24.4 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.46% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.71% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 91.7% |
| White other | 2.9% |
| Mixed | 1% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Other | 1.5% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
97% would recommend this school
31 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 97% |
| Feels safe | 94% |
| Well behaved pupils | 91% |
| Bullying dealt with | 6% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 93% |
| Concerns dealt with | 58% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 90% |
| Child does well | 93% |
| Progress updates | 94% |
| Subject range | 93% |
| Clubs & activities | 80% |
| Personal development | 87% |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:15 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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