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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Airedale Academy | Castleford Academy | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | The King's School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Airedale Academy | Castleford Academy | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | The King's School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Castleford, WF10 3JU | Castleford, WF10 4JQ | Pontefract, WF7 6BD | Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | Not judged | Expected standard | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 34.0 | 48.6 | 47.7 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 24% | 51% | 49% | 57% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 40% | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 18% | 22% | 48% | 68% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 13.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 7.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 42.6% | 24.0% | 25.5% | 20.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 5.5% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 164 | 300 | 259 | 194 |
| Places offereddiffers | 173 | 291 | 264 | 205 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,008 | 1,480 | 1,470 | 1,041 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,008 / 1,250 (81%) | 1,480 / 1,500 (99%) | 1,470 / 1,800 (82%) | 1,041 / 1,050 (99%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 51.9% | 28.7% | 23.8% | 26.1% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Andy Percival | Mr Wesley Bush | Dr Philip Dore | Mr Ash Jacobs |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | HI - Hearing Impairment | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Leeds (rc) | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | Normanton and Hemsworth | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley |
| Sponsordiffers | Castleford Academy | Castleford Academy | Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust | Pontefract Academies Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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