Airedale Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Crewe Road
 Airedale
 Castleford
 West Yorkshire WF10 3JU
Telephone: 01977 664555

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Airedale High School
Trust: Northern Ambition Academies Trust
Sponsor: Northern Ambition Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Dan Neal (since November 2023 – came from The Deanery CE Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Elizabeth Fairhurst
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 56.6 / 18.1
Non-teaching Staff*: 16.1
Number of pupils: 988
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 44.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 12.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 10.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Wakefield
Electoral Ward: Airedale and Ferry Fryston
School Number: 3844026

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 31st January 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Airedale Infant School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Townville Academy (0.2km) show on map
  3. Airedale Junior School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford (0.8km) show on map
  5. Oyster Park Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  6. Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  7. Glasshoughton Infant Academy (2.1km) show on map
  8. Castleford Park Junior Academy (2.3km) show on map
  9. Willow Green Academy (2.4km) show on map
  10. Castleford Academy (2.4km) show on map
  11. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (2.5km) show on map
  12. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery (2.6km) show on map
  13. Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  14. St Giles C of E Academy (2.7km) show on map
  15. Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford (2.8km) show on map
  16. Balance Alternative Provision (2.9km) show on map
  17. Fairburn Community Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  18. New College Pontefract (3.2km) show on map
  19. Half Acres Primary Academy (3.2km) show on map
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  22. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  23. The Vale Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
  24. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  25. Harewood Centre Nursery School (3.7km) show on map
  26. Simpson's Lane Academy (3.8km) show on map
  27. De Lacy Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  28. The King's School (4.0km) show on map
  29. High Well School (4.1km) show on map
  30. Burton Salmon Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  31. Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  32. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  33. Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy (4.3km) show on map
  34. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth F... (4.4km) show on map
  35. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (4.4km) show on map
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  37. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (4.5km) show on map
  38. England Lane Academy (4.6km) show on map
  39. St Botolphs CE Academy (4.8km) show on map
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  92. Oulton Primary School (10.3km) show on map
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  96. Crofton Academy (10.6km) show on map
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  98. Crofton Infant School (10.7km) show on map
  99. Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School (10.7km) show on map
  100. Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary... (11.0km) show on map
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