Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery

General Information

Address: Francis Street, Castleford, WF10 1HF
Phone: 01977553528
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Davison-McMullen
Age range: 3-7 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 169
School capacity: 135
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 26
% eligible for free school meals: 17.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,076 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #7 of 13 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#5South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School£7,692
#6Featherstone Purston Infant School£7,507
#7Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery£7,076
#8Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School£6,837
#9Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery£6,834

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1South Ossett Infant Academy£8,667
#2Featherstone Girnhill Infant School£8,402
#3Townville Academy£8,297
#4Martin Frobisher Infant School£7,866
#5South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School£7,692
#6Featherstone Purston Infant School£7,507
#7Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery£7,076
#8Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School£6,837
#9Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery£6,834
#10Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School£6,531
#11Glasshoughton Infant Academy£6,278
#12Crofton Infant School£6,043
#13Airedale Infant Academy£3,774

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