Airedale Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyConstituency

WF10 3JUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Airedale Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,008 pupils. Airedale Academy is part of Castleford Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.1%
EBacc average point score: 2.81

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,008

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,008
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Castleford Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
7 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.