Airedale AcademyDe Lacy Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Airedale Academy and De Lacy Academy are secondary schools.
Airedale Academy scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and De Lacy Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). De Lacy Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Airedale Academy was judged Requires improvement and De Lacy Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.4 for Airedale Academy and 45.0 for De Lacy Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Airedale Academy (41.1 in 2021-22, 39.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at De Lacy Academy (48.7 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CastlefordAiredale Academy | KnottingleyDe Lacy Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F34/100 | C56/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 18 in Wakefield | 13th of 18 in Wakefield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,008 | 853 | |
| Capacity | 1,250 | 1,210 | |
| Location | Castleford, WF10 3JU | Knottingley, WF11 0BZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.4 | 45.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.3% | 48.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.7% | 64.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 201 | 160 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,063 | 869 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.7% | 39.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.9% | 6.9% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 13.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 15.2% | 10.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 41.9% | 32.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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