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Crofton Academy

Crofton Academy
High Street
Crofton
Crofton
West Yorkshire
England
WF41NF

📞 phone: 01924 862985

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Peter Walker

🌍 web: www.croftonacademy.org.uk

1040 pupils mixed gender
1044 pupils capacity: 100% full

546 boys 53%

494 girls 47%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
137001
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4029
Open date
1. August 2011
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 437805, Northing: 417922
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.656, Longitude: -1.4294
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
11. July 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Normanton and Hemsworth › Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
SEN priorities
VI - Visual Impairment
Free school meals %
27.90
Trust
CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10034668

School governors

  • Mr Peter Walker, Local Governor
    (10. March 2016—None)
  • Mr Stephen Wood, Local Governor
    (11. November 2024—11. November 2028)
  • Mr Iain Hadley, Local Governor
    (12. December 2019—11. December 2023)
  • Mrs Sally Kilbride, Local Governor
    (11. November 2024—11. November 2028)
  • Mr Tim Morris, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (11. June 2024—10. June 2028)
  • Mr Roy Vaughan, Local Governor
    (22. January 2021—22. January 2025)
  • Mr Richard Ansell, Local Governor
    (16. October 2022—15. October 2026)
  • Mrs Louise Manifield, Local Governor
    (16. November 2022—15. November 2026)
  • Mr Ben Whitehead, Local Governor
    (4. January 2023—3. January 2027)
  • Mr Darren Edwards, Local Governor
    (29. September 2023—28. September 2027)
  • Mrs Jane Muller, Local Governor
    (25. June 2024—24. June 2028)
  • Mr John McNichol, Local Governor
    (11. November 2024—11. November 2028)
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