Airedale AcademySt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Airedale Academy and St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College are secondary schools.
Airedale Academy scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.
Airedale Academy was judged Requires improvement and St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 33.8 for Airedale Academy and 46.7 for St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Airedale Academy (41.1 in 2021-22, 33.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College (49.6 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CastlefordAiredale Academy | PontefractSt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F33/100 | C59/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 18 in Wakefield | 10th 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 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,008 | 1,470 | |
| Capacity | 1,250 | 1,800 | |
| Location | Castleford, WF10 3JU | Pontefract, WF7 6BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 33.8 | 46.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.1% | 49.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43.6% | 69.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 4.6% | 38.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.81 | 4.18 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 195 | 268 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 53 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 10.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,063 | 1,481 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.7% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.9% | 12.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 15.2% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 41.9% | 23.3% 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
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College
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