Castleford Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 10 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 136633
- Address
- Ferrybridge Road, WF10 4JQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1513 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 89.3%
Other White 4%
Mixed 3.2%
Chinese 1%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.53
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.1
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 58 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Castleford Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 291
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 300
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 289
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 306 150 156 |
| Year 8 | 303 156 147 |
| Year 9 | 296 164 132 |
| Year 10 | 301 144 157 |
| Year 11 | 302 162 140 |
| Year 13 | 5 4 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 32.0% 55.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 12.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 11.0% 6.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 1.7% |