Airedale Academy
Secondary school in Castleford, Wakefield. Requires improvement (Jan 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 30 January 2024, report published 19 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2026
The last inspection was in January 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.3 milesCastleford Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- 2.5 milesArk the King's School
Good (Oct 2022)
- 2.6 milesSt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 3.1 milesDe Lacy Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected
- 3.1 milesArk Carleton High School
Improved significantly (Nov 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.