Castleford Academy

School Name: Castleford Academy
Address: Ferrybridge Road
Town/City: Castleford
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF10 4JQ
Telephone Number: 01977 605060
Website: http://www.castlefordacademy.com

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Castleford Academy Trust
Sponsor: Castleford Academy

Headteacher: Mr Wesley Bush
Capacity: 1500
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1480 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 28.7%

• HI - Hearing Impairment

URN: 136633
DfE Number: 384/4015
UKPRN: 10033351
UPRN: 63163152
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (E14001428)
Electoral Ward: Castleford Central and Glasshoughton (E05001447)

Easting & Northing: 443440E, 425591N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 43' 32.01" N 1° 20' 34.7" W
Plus Code: 9C5WPMG4+6R

DfE Record: View record

1. Castleford Park Junior Academy (0.1km)
2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (0.3km)
3. Glasshoughton Infant Academy (0.4km)
4. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery (0.4km)
5. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy (1.0km)
6. Half Acres Primary Academy (1.2km)
7. Airedale Infant Academy (1.7km)
8. Townville Academy (1.7km)
9. Airedale Junior Academy (1.7km)
10. Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford (1.9km)

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• Glasshoughton Infant Academy
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• Airedale Infant Academy

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• Crofton Academy
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