Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3JU
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,008 (469 boys, 539 girls)
- Capacity: 1250
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 51.8%
- Telephone: 01977664555
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (30 Jan 2024)
- Attainment 8: 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 205 applications, 155 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Wakefield
- Airedale Infant Academy (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Airedale Junior Academy (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Townville Academy (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Oyster Park Primary Academy (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy (1.1 miles, straight line)
