Castleford Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 136633
- Address
- Ferrybridge Road, WF10 4JQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1477 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 88.8%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 3.4%
African 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 0.4%
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
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.07
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 38 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 67 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 32 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 62 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 59 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Castleford Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 279
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 316
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 164 136 |
| Year 8 | 300 148 152 |
| Year 9 | 289 149 140 |
| Year 10 | 292 161 131 |
| Year 11 | 296 141 155 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |