BLOCLSchools
  1. Blocl
  2. Schools
  3. City and Borough of Wakefield
  4. Castleford

Castleford Academy

Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road
Castleford
West Yorkshire
England
WF104JQ

📞 phone: 01977 605060

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Wesley Bush

✉️ reveal email: adm…@cashigh.comreveal

🌍 web: www.castlefordacademy.com

1513 pupils mixed gender
1500 pupils capacity: 101% full

780 boys 52%

733 girls 48%

Last updated:

Secondary — Academy converter

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
136633
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4015
Open date
1. April 2011
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 443440, Northing: 425591
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.725, Longitude: -1.3431
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
9. October 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley › Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
SEN priorities
HI - Hearing Impairment
Free school meals %
25.80
Trust
CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10033351

School governors

  • Mr John Hughes, Local Governor
    (2. November 2020—31. August 2024)
  • Mr Ian Hobson, Local Governor
    (11. November 2024—11. November 2028)
  • Miss Gemma Storr, Local Governor
    (9. July 2024—9. July 2028)
  • Mr Gary Vessey, Local Governor
    (30. March 2023—31. August 2024)
  • Mr Peter Roe, Local Governor
    (11. January 2024—1. November 2028)
  • Miss Danielle Hinds, Local Governor
    (11. July 2022—24. July 2024)
  • Mr Wesley Bush, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—None)
  • Audrey Forster, Local Governor
    (11. November 2022—11. November 2026)
  • Sarah Brown, Local Governor
    (30. November 2022—30. November 2026)
  • Mrs Kathryn Scott, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (2. November 2020—8. October 2024)
  • Dr Morenike Odanye, Local Governor
    (13. November 2023—12. November 2027)
  • Mrs Louise Graham, Local Governor
    (13. November 2023—13. November 2027)
  • Mr Gary Vessey, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (8. October 2024—8. October 2028)
  • Mrs Kathryn Scott, Local Governor
    (11. November 2024—11. November 2028)
  • Mrs Sarah Atkinson, Local Governor
    (11. November 2024—11. November 2028)
map for Castleford Academy

Near Castleford Academy

  1. Schools Secondary
  2. 1.3 milesAiredale Academy, WF103JU (1039 pupils)
  3. Schools Primary
  4. 0.1 milesCastleford Park Junior Academy, WF104BB (399 pupils)
  5. 0.2 milesGlasshoughton Infant Academy, WF104BH (225 pupils)
  6. 0.2 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford, WF104JB (206 pupils)
  7. 0.2 milesCastleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery, WF101HF (175 pupils)
  8. 0.6 milesSmawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford, WF105AX (482 pupils)
  9. 0.7 milesHalf Acres Primary Academy, WF105RE (392 pupils)
  10. 1.1 milesAiredale Infant School, WF103QJ (227 pupils)
  11. 1.1 milesAiredale Junior School, WF103EP (386 pupils)
  12. 1.1 milesTownville Academy, WF103QJ
  13. 1.2 milesFairburn View Primary School, Castleford, WF103DB (514 pupils)
  14. 1.3 milesCastleford Three Lane Ends Academy, WF101PN (411 pupils)
  15. 1.4 milesAckton Pastures Primary Academy, WF105NS (344 pupils)
  16. 1.5 milesOyster Park Primary Academy, WF103SN (369 pupils)
  17. 1.9 milesAllerton Bywater Primary School, WF102DR (408 pupils)
  18. Care Facilities
  19. 0.1 miles★★★★★The Beeches, WF104JW
  20. Catering Services
  21. 0.2 miles★★★★★Kcaloreats Limited, WF101HG
  22. Bars & Nightclubs
  23. 0.2 miles★★★★The Magnet Hotel, WF104BG
  24. Restaurants & Cafés
  25. 0.1 miles★★★★★Castleford Cue Club, WF104JQ
  26. 0.1 miles★★★★★Deli-licious, WF104AY
  27. 0.1 miles★★★★★Healthy Options Cafe Bar, WF104JQ
  28. 0.2 miles★★★★★Busy Bees Cafe, WF104AH
  29. Retail Stores
  30. 0.1 miles★★★★The Local Store, WF104BA
  31. Supermarkets
  32. 0.1 miles★★★★★Morrisons, WF81BB
  33. School Food Ratings
  34. 0.1 miles★★★★★Castleford Academy College, WF104JQ
  35. 0.1 miles★★★★★Castleford Park Junior Academy, WF104BB
  36. 0.2 miles★★★★★Dolce Ltd, WF104JB
  37. Takeaway Shops
  38. 0.1 miles★★★★★The Brunch Box, WF104LF
  39. 0.1 miles★★★★★Mamma P's Pantry, WF104JQ
  40. 0.1 miles★★★★Jade Garden Wakefield Ltd, WF104BA

See all schools in Castleford