# Alternatives to Castleford Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Castleford Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Castleford Academy, for comparison

1.04 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Airedale Academy, Castleford](/school/136613/airedale-academy) | 1.3 mi east | 0.93 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy, Pontefract](/school/138951/st-wilfrid-s-catholic-high-school-sixth-form-college-a-voluntary-academy) | 2.1 mi south | 0.97 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | yes |
| [Brigshaw High School, Castleford](/school/143238/brigshaw-high-school) | 2.7 mi north-west | 0.98 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | yes |
| [The King's School, Pontefract](/school/139500/the-king-s-school) | 2.9 mi south | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Featherstone Academy, Pontefract](/school/138593/the-featherstone-academy) | 3.4 mi south | 0.98 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | yes |
| [Outwood Academy Freeston, Normanton](/school/145937/outwood-academy-freeston) | 3.5 mi south-west | 0.97 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/136633/castleford-academy/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136633/castleford-academy