School Profile

Castleford Academy

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Yorkshire and the HumberDayAcademy

Profile Notes

Castleford Academy is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-16 in Castleford, Yorkshire and the Humber. Currently has 1,477 pupils on roll. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)

Castleford • WF10 4JQ • National Curriculum

1,477 pupils (98% of 1,500 capacity) • 763 boys / 714 girls

Official URN 136633 • LAESTAB

www.castlefordacademy.com

Official Registration

StatusOpen

PhaseSecondary

Establishment typeAcademy converter

Statutory age11 - 16

Opened 01-04-2011 • Closed Still active

Destination Snapshot

Inspection & quality signals

Historical Links

No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.

Evidence Trail

Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25

GCSE / KS42024/25

Attainment 848.5

EBacc avg points4.08

Eng & Maths 5+50.5%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot

202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band

Students 295 • APS n/a • Value added n/a