Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,480 (783 boys, 697 girls)
- Capacity: 1500
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 28.7%
- Telephone: 01977605060
- Ofsted: Outstanding (9 Oct 2019); inspected again 28 Jan 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 433 applications, 280 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
- Castleford Park Junior Academy (0.1 miles, straight line)
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy (0.2 miles, straight line)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Half Acres Primary Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
