Airedale Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Castleford, Wakefield

WF10 3JU

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

42.2

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#3,013

National rank

#286

In Yorkshire and The Humber

#18

In Wakefield

Top 96%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

33.8

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

25%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

44%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

EBacc average points score

2.81

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 34.0 → 33.8 ▼ 0.2 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,063 % FSM ever-6 49.7% % EAL 7.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby secondary schools

Castleford Academy Castleford · 1.5 mi 60.6 The King's School Pontefract · 2.5 mi 62.4 St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Pontefract · 2.7 mi 58.4 De Lacy Academy Knottingley · 3.0 mi 57.0 Carleton High School Pontefract · 3.1 mi 59.4 The Featherstone Academy Pontefract · 3.4 mi 52.0 Outwood Academy Freeston Normanton · 4.6 mi 55.8 Crofton Academy Wakefield · 6.6 mi 58.1