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Crofton Academy

Crofton Academy
High Street
Crofton
West Yorkshire
England
WF41NF

📞 phone: 01924 862985

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Peter Walker

🌍 web: www.croftonacademy.org.uk


1027 pupils mixed gender
1044 pupils capacity: 98% full

535 boys 52%

492 girls 48%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
137001
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
4029
Open date
1. August 2011
Reason open
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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
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
19. September 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Hemsworth › Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
SEN priorities
VI - Visual Impairment
Free school meals %
21.30
Trust
CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10034668

School governors

  • Mr Roy Vaughan, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (22. January 2021—13. October 2022)
  • Mr Tim Morris, Local Governor
    (11. June 2020—13. October 2022)
  • Ms Suzanne Pease, Local Governor
    (10. October 2022—9. October 2026)
  • Mrs Karen Kenworthy, Local Governor
    (2. May 2019—31. August 2022)
  • Mr Peter Walker, Local Governor
    (10. March 2016—None)
  • Mr Stephen Wood, Local Governor
    (2. November 2020—1. November 2024)
  • Mr Iain Hadley, Local Governor
    (12. December 2019—11. December 2023)
  • Mrs Claire Barron, Local Governor
    (12. December 2019—23. March 2023)
  • Mrs Sally Kilbride, Local Governor
    (23. November 2020—22. November 2024)
  • Mrs Karen Hardwick, Local Governor
    (23. November 2020—31. August 2022)
  • Mr Tim Morris, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (14. October 2022—10. June 2024)
  • Mr Roy Vaughan, Local Governor
    (14. October 2022—21. 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)
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