Castleford Academy

State-Funded School

castleford-academy-wakefield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyConstituency

WF10 4JQPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Castleford Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,480 pupils. Castleford Academy is part of Castleford Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,480

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,480
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Castleford Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
11 Nov 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.