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Establishment Airedale Academy
URN: 136613
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- Address:
- Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
- Local authority:
- Wakefield (384)
- Headteacher/Principal:
- Mrs Elizabeth Fairhurst
- Age range: Help with this field
- 11 to 18
- Phase of education:
- Secondary
- School type:
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- Academy trust:
- NORTHERN AMBITION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Gender of entry:
- Mixed
- ID:
-
URN: 136613,
DfE number: 384/4026
UKPRN: 10033306 - Establishment status:
- Open
- Admissions policy:
- Non-selective
- Website:
- http://www.airedaleacademy.com/
- Telephone:
- 01977664555
- Ofsted rating:
-
(Last inspection: 27 September 2017)
Ofsted report - School performance:
- Compare School and College Performance page
- Religious character:
- Does not apply
- Diocese:
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos:
- Does not apply
- Boarders:
- No boarders
- Nursery provision:
- Not applicable
- Official sixth form:
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity: Help with this field
- 1250
- Number of pupils:
- 907
- Section 41 approved:
- Not applicable
- Open date / Reason:
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01/04/2011
Academy Converter - Close date / Reason:
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Not recorded
Not recorded - Special classes:
- No Special Classes
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals: Help with this field
- 23.1%
- Date last changed / confirmed:
- 02/04/2019
- Type of SEN provision:
- Type of resourced provision:
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll:
- Resourced provision capacity:
- SEN Unit number on roll:
- SEN Unit capacity:
Legal duty to provide governance information
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Dixon | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 01/04/2011 | 26/03/2023 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Gale | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 01/04/2011 | 26/03/2023 |
| Shelley Groves | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 01/04/2011 | 26/03/2023 |
| Alistair Crompton | Not recorded | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 11/12/2017 | 10/12/2021 |
| Michael Roberts | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 11/12/2017 | 10/12/2021 |
| James Sharpe | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 27/04/2017 | 26/04/2021 |
| Hugh Griffith | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 15/06/2015 | 14/06/2019 |
| Elizabeth Fairhurst | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 01/09/2016 | Not recorded |
These establishments are linked with Airedale Academy, URN: 136613. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108278 | Airedale High School | Predecessor | 01/04/2011 |
- RSC Region:
- Lancashire and West Yorkshire
- Government Office Region:
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- District:
- Wakefield
- Ward:
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
- Urban/Rural Description:
- Urban city and town
- GSS LA Code:
- E08000036
- Easting:
- 445485
- Northing:
- 425204
- Census Ward:
- Unknown
- Middle Super Output Area (MSOA):
- Wakefield 003
- Lower Super Output Area (LSOA):
- Wakefield 003A
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