Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,045 (549 boys, 496 girls)
- Capacity: 1050
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 30.8%
- Telephone: 01924862985
- Ofsted: Good (11 Jul 2023)
- Attainment 8: 49.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 399 applications, 202 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
- Crofton Infant School (0.1 miles, straight line)
- Crofton Junior School (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Sharlston Community School (1.3 miles, straight line)
- Walton Primary Academy (1.5 miles, straight line)
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School (1.7 miles, straight line)
