Airedale AcademySherburn High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Airedale Academy and Sherburn High School are secondary schools.
Airedale Academy scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Sherburn High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sherburn High School is ahead on our composite score.
Airedale Academy was judged Requires improvement and Sherburn High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.4 for Airedale Academy and 51.3 for Sherburn High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Airedale Academy (41.1 in 2021-22, 39.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Sherburn High School (53.4 in 2021-22, 51.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CastlefordAiredale Academy | LeedsSherburn High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F34/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 18 in Wakefield | 12th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,008 | 951 | |
| Capacity | 1,250 | 1,139 | |
| Location | Castleford, WF10 3JU | Leeds, LS25 6AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.4 | 51.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.3% | 56.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.7% | 78.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 201 | 160 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 31 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 30.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 9.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,063 | 915 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.7% | 18.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.9% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 15.2% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 41.9% | 20.7% 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.
Airedale Academy
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