Admission Arrangements

To find out more about our admission arrangements, please see the Admissions page.

To view our Admissions Policies, please see the Policies page.

Annual Reports and Accounts

To view details of our annual reports and accounts click here. 

Behaviour Policy

Our Behaviour Policy, including our Anti-Bullying Policy, can be viewed on the Policies page. 

Charging and Remissions Policies

Our Charging and Remissions Policy can be viewed on the Policies page.

Complaints Policy

Our Complaints Policy can be viewed on the Policies page.

Our arrangements for handling complaints from parents and carers regarding the support provided for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) are included in our SEN Information Report and can be viewed on our SEND page.

Contact Details

Any queries sent to us will initially be handled by Mrs N Raven-Dossey.

The Chair of Governors is Mrs B Hughes, who may be contacted at the address below or alternatively via email at info@gia.castlefordtrust.co.uk.

Glasshoughton Infant Academy 
Newfield Avenue 
Castleford 
WF10 4BH 
T: 01977 516343 
E: info@gia.castlefordtrust.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs M Senior 
SENCo: Miss J Swain 

We are part of Castleford Trust. If you need to contact the Trust directly, please find the contact details below:

Castleford Trust
Ferrybridge Road
Castleford
WF10 4JQ
Telephone: 01977 605060
Email: info@castlefordtrust.co.uk
Company Number: 07547039 (Registered in the UK)

Curriculum

To find out more about the content of the curriculum in each academic year for every subject, please see the Curriculum Subjects page.

Our Relationships and Sex Education Policy can be viewed on the Policies page.

Parents and carers have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of Religious Education (RE) lessons if they wish.

Parents, carers, or other members of the public who would like more information about the curriculum can contact us via email at info@gia.castlefordtrust.co.uk

To view our Music Development Plan, please see the Curriculum Subject page.

The Key Stage 1 Phonics or Reading Scheme that the academy uses is Read Write Inc. Further details of our Reading Strategy can be found here. 

To view our Accessibility Plan, please see the Policies page.

Ethos and Values

To find out more about our Ethos and Values, please visit our Vision, Values and Ethos page.

Executive Pay

To view details of our Executive Pay, visit our Castleford Trust - Trust Executive Pay page.

Ofsted Reports

To view our Ofsted Report, visit our Ofsted page.

Pay Gap Reporting

To find out more about our Pay Gap Reporting, visit our Castleford Trust - Gender Pay Gap Reports.

PE and Sport Premium

Click here to view details of use of PE and Sports Premium Funding and it’s impact.

Click here to view the published percentage of pupils in year 6 who have met the national curriculum requirement to:

• Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 meters.
• Use a range of strokes effectively
• Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Public Sector Equality Duty

Our Equality and Diversity Policy can be viewed on the Policies page.

Our Equality Objectives can be viewed in our Equality and Diversity Policy.  This policy can be viewed on the Policies page.

Pupil Premium

Click here to view details of our Pupil Premium funding.

Our Pupil Premium Strategy Statement can be found on the same page.

Remote Education

During the Covid lockdown, academies within the Castleford Trust used online learning to ensure that pupils could continue with their curriculum via remote education. We used SeeSaw to deliver lessons and resources. While pupils are expected to attend school in person, we are prepared to provide remote learning in the event of any significant or prolonged school closures.

School Opening Hours

To find details about our opening hours and the structure of the day, please see the Academy Day page.

School Uniform

To find out more about our school uniform, please see the Uniform page.

To view our Uniform Policy, please see the Policies page.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

For more about the support we provide for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, please visit our SEND page.

Our SEND Information Report is available on the SEND page, and our SEND Policy and Accessibility plan can be found on the Policies page.

Test, Exam and Assessment Results  

For information regarding our exam and assessment results, please see our Test Results and Performance page.