Castleford Academy is a secondary school located in Castleford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ferrybridge Road, Castleford

School Information

Address: Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Website: http://www.castlefordacademy.com
Telephone: 01977605060
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr George Panayiotou
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136633

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1224
Number of Pupils: 1469
Number of Boys: 751
Number of Girls: 718

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval 0.24 to 0.56
Of the 248 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 243 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.05
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street , WF10 4BB 		3out of 4 134 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 276 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue , WF10 4BH 		4out of 4 416 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Francis Street , WF10 1HF 		3out of 4 439 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 1,052 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 2,267 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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