Primary school in Castleford, Wakefield
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
Ashton Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5AX
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 February 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- Places
- 530
- How full
- 89% full — 473 of 530 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 215 / 258
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wakefield 005F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 22%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ACCOMPLISH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sophie Dixon
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- URN
- 151374
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Acres Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 0.4 mi |
| Castleford Park Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 61% | 0.5 mi |
| Glasshoughton Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 0.5 mi |
| Castleford Wheldon Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.9 mi |
| Castleford Three Lane Ends AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 42% | 1.1 mi |
| Airedale Infant AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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