Airedale Academy
About the school
Airedale Academy is an open secondary school in Wakefield.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 30 January 2024
- Published
- 19 March 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.8
- Wakefield
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wakefield
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 25.10%
- Wakefield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.60%
- Wakefield
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 4.60%
- Wakefield
- 32.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.81
- Wakefield
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1063
Girls
51.36%
Boys
48.64%
SEN support
16.93%
Education, health and care plan
3.86%
English as an additional language
7.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
49.66%
Overall absence
15.23
Persistent absence
41.88
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
178
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
12%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
36
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
31%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
47%