The Castle Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Wakefield (Wakefield).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first23 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Sandal Magna Community Academy, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandal Magna Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Primary | 255 | Good, 2022 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 762 | Good, 2023 |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceVoluntary controlled | 0.6 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 608 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 255 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Trinity Academy CathedralAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,028 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 251 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| CAPA CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | 1.3 mi | 16 plus | 502 | - |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2022 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park HillAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 452 | Good, 2022 |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 306 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2010, previous school) |
| Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupFurther education | 1.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 359 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Kettlethorpe High SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,616 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 |
| Outwood Academy City FieldsAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 928 | Good, 2022 |
| Ivy Lane SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 51 | - |
| Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 668 | - |
| Walton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013, previous school) |
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Hendal Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 410 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Michael's CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 470 | Good, 2024 |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 223 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 190
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