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Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford WF10 4JQ
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,480
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,500
Local authority
Wakefield
Castleford Academy Trust
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Castleford Academy
Castleford Academy is a secondary academy in Castleford, Wakefield, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Castleford Academy Trust.
It has 1,480 pupils on roll and room for 1,500. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,480
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils
- Free school meals
- 28.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Castleford Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136633
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