All secondary schools near Castleford. View independent schools only, or view secondary schools in Wakefield, your LEA (Local Education Authority).
| School | Miles | Age | LEA | Pupils at end KS4 | GCSE results | CVA | APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 47% | 378 | |||||
| Castleford High School Technology College | 0.09 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 256 | 53% | 1024.2 | 447.4 |
| Airedale High School | 1.40 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 223 | 35% | 1018.5 | 326.3 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School, Sixth Form and Language College | 2.02 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 243 | 55% | 1037.5 | 593.6 |
| Brigshaw High School and Language College | 2.79 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 246 | 40% | 990.8 | 346.7 |
| The King's School. Specialising in Mathematics and Computing | 2.88 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 200 | 51% | 992.8 | 428.3 |
| Featherstone Technology College | 3.35 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 162 | 28% | 993.8 | 363.3 |
| The Freeston Business & Enterprise College | 3.40 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 219 | 44% | 1006.6 | 376.7 |
| Carleton Community High School a specialist Science College | 3.77 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 195 | 36% | 983.9 | 329 |
| Knottingley High School and Sports College | 4.46 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 189 | 26% | 987.3 | 325.9 |
| Royds School Specialist Language College | 4.71 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 269 | 48% | 991.3 | 354.8 |
| Garforth Community College | 4.80 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 304 | 80% | 1018.6 | 476.8 |
| Ackworth School* | 5.23 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 82 | 57% | - | 303.3 |
| Wakefield Independent School* | 5.43 miles | 2-17 | Wakefield | 22 | 50% | - | 346.1 |
| Crofton High School | 5.76 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 246 | 61% | 1015.2 | 357.5 |
| Sherburn High School | 5.86 miles | 11-18 | North Yorkshire | 170 | 34% | 992.1 | 346 |
| Wakefield City High School - A Specialist Maths and Computing College | 5.88 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 117 | 49% | 1028.4 | 335.2 |
| Rodillian School | 6.37 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 249 | 19% | 963.5 | 267.3 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Wakefield)* | 6.84 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 110 | 6% | - | 428.7 |
| Temple Moor High School Science College | 6.89 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 219 | 47% | 988.8 | 390.2 |
| Outwood Grange College | 6.94 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 344 | 61% | 1022.2 | 501.9 |
| Wakefield Girls' High School* | 6.96 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 111 | 100% | - | 469.4 |
| St Thomas a Becket Catholic Comprehensive School | 7.11 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 149 | 58% | 1019.8 | 383.6 |
| John Smeaton Community High School | 7.24 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 249 | 28% | 1035.4 | 333.5 |
| Hemsworth Arts and Community College | 7.56 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 273 | 50% | 1029.6 | 398.1 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College | 7.61 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 175 | 38% | 1003.6 | 370.5 |
| Silcoates School* | 7.78 miles | 7-19 | Wakefield | 87 | 90% | - | 400 |
| The Cathedral CE High School | 7.91 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 219 | 23% | 1001.4 | 342.3 |
| Parklands Girls' High School | 8.25 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 149 | 23% | 971.8 | 284.3 |
| Wakefield Kettlethorpe High School | 8.28 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 323 | 45% | 994.7 | 407.3 |
| South Leeds High School | 8.39 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 287 | 7% | 954.6 | 230.9 |
| Minsthorpe Community College | 8.74 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 290 | 42% | 1015.4 | 405.5 |
| Mount St Mary's Catholic High School | 8.84 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 259 | 44% | 998.2 | 364.4 |
| Primrose High School | 8.89 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 141 | 23% | 968.2 | 242.9 |
| Cockburn College of Arts | 9.08 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 208 | 29% | 1000.9 | 327.8 |
| Horbury School - A Specialist Language College | 9.34 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 219 | 47% | 991.9 | 380.4 |
| Campsmount Technology College | 9.46 miles | 11-18 | Doncaster | 149 | 34% | 1022.3 | 429.5 |
| Willowgarth High School | 9.57 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 150 | 21% | 1046.8 | 457.7 |
| Royston High School | 9.61 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 126 | 23% | 1003.9 | 357.1 |
| Woodkirk High Specialist Science School | 9.92 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 303 | 52% | 971.2 | 344.1 |
| Roundhay School Technology College | 10.05 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 253 | 57% | 1004.2 | 408.3 |
| Ossett School | 10.22 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 260 | 64% | 1006.4 | 419.3 |
| New Horizon Community School* | 10.26 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 11 | 27% | - | 373.2 |
| Morley High School | 10.54 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 251 | 43% | 988.7 | 363.8 |
| Tadcaster Grammar School | 10.75 miles | 11-18 | North Yorkshire | 288 | 66% | 996.7 | 413.9 |
| City of Leeds School | 10.84 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 126 | 14% | 949.4 | 217.1 |
| Allerton Grange School | 10.91 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 297 | 45% | 978.7 | 327.8 |
| Edward Sheerien School | 11.06 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 158 | 24% | 1026.2 | 391.3 |
| St Michael's Catholic and Church of England High School | 11.13 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 146 | 27% | 1005.2 | 457.8 |
| Leeds Menorah School* | 11.14 miles | 5-16 | Leeds | NA | - | - | N/A |
| Earlsheaton Techonology College | 11.25 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 168 | 36% | 981.9 | 310.4 |
| Brayton College | 11.29 miles | 11-16 | North Yorkshire | 210 | 36% | 987.5 | 358.1 |
| Bruntcliffe School | 11.34 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 265 | 28% | 982.5 | 349.8 |
| Carr Manor High School | 11.36 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 170 | 24% | 1000.6 | 294.5 |
| Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts | 11.63 miles | 11-16 | North Yorkshire | 182 | 39% | 1004.1 | 385.1 |
| Wortley High School | 11.65 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 180 | 23% | 982.5 | 337.6 |
| Zakaria Muslim Girls' High School* | 11.66 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 45 | 40% | - | 300.2 |
| West Leeds High School | 11.73 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 210 | 25% | 999.2 | 292.3 |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 11.82 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 189 | 55% | 990.9 | 377.3 |
| Madni Muslim Girls' High School* | 11.84 miles | 11-19 | Kirklees | 33 | 70% | - | 391.6 |
| Batley Business and Enterprise College | 11.86 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 102 | 32% | 981.5 | 329 |
| Denby Grange School* | 11.89 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 5 | - | - | N/A |
| Farnley Park High School | 11.95 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 146 | 27% | 967.4 | 303.5 |
| Institute of Islamic Education* | 11.96 miles | 13-19 | Kirklees | 26 | 23% | - | 266.7 |
| The Grammar School at Leeds (Boys)* | 12.01 miles | 3-18 | Leeds | 162 | - | - | 463.5 |
| The Community Science College @ Thornhill | 12.08 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 151 | 22% | 980.8 | 292.8 |
| Batley Grammar School* | 12.09 miles | 3-19 | Kirklees | 31 | 94% | - | 454.6 |
| Priory School and Sports College | 12.10 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 178 | 26% | 1023.6 | 335.3 |
| Allerton High School | 12.13 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 179 | 52% | 1011.4 | 371.5 |
| Boston Spa School | 12.20 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 310 | 54% | 988.2 | 404.2 |
| Batley Girls' High School | 12.31 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 172 | 41% | 984.6 | 337 |
| Birkdale High School | 12.33 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 102 | 11% | 952.9 | 220.4 |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | 12.47 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 190 | 46% | 991.9 | 325 |
| Westborough High School | 12.59 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 172 | 29% | 993.1 | 337.6 |
| North Doncaster Technology College | 12.61 miles | 11-18 | Doncaster | 252 | 24% | 964.1 | 271.3 |
| Lawnswood School | 12.80 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 269 | 33% | 960.8 | 312.4 |
| The Snaith School | 12.91 miles | 11-16 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 158 | 58% | 1007.2 | 418.3 |
| Darton High School | 12.92 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 232 | 34% | 980.3 | 373.9 |
| The Foulstone School | 13.09 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 177 | 28% | 993.8 | 340.1 |
| Abbey Grange Church of England High School | 13.16 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 208 | 60% | 1008.5 | 425.2 |
| Barnsley Christian School* | 13.21 miles | 2-16 | Barnsley | 8 | 100% | - | 456.5 |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 13.30 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 152 | 100% | 1006 | 587.8 |
| Holy Family Catholic High School, Carlton | 13.42 miles | 11-16 | North Yorkshire | 88 | 53% | 1007.2 | 376.4 |
| Holgate School | 13.48 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 189 | 34% | 1002.4 | 334.1 |
| Crawshaw School | 13.58 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 205 | 46% | 998 | 379.4 |
| The Dearne High School | 13.60 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 240 | 20% | 1029.1 | 396.3 |
| Fulneck School* | 13.64 miles | 3-18 | Leeds | 45 | 62% | - | 403.8 |
| Barlby High School | 13.71 miles | 11-16 | North Yorkshire | 111 | 52% | 997.8 | 390 |
| Gateways School* | 13.84 miles | 3-19 | Leeds | 44 | - | - | 383.3 |
| The Kingstone School | 13.89 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 298 | 41% | 1002.3 | 372.2 |
| Intake High School Arts College | 13.95 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 253 | 23% | 965.2 | 246.4 |
| Pudsey Grangefield School | 13.97 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 202 | 48% | 989.8 | 385.8 |
| Ralph Thoresby High School Community Arts College | 13.98 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 187 | 48% | 975.9 | 318.4 |
| The Barnsley Academy | 14.01 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 91 | 20% | 1037.2 | 375.7 |
| Don Valley High School | 14.23 miles | 11-18 | Doncaster | 259 | 32% | 980.3 | 332.6 |
| Wetherby High School | 14.37 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 182 | 63% | 995.2 | 427.8 |
| Castle Hall School | 14.39 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 167 | 61% | 980.1 | 395.1 |
| Brownberrie School* | 14.43 miles | 11-17 | Leeds | 9 | 89% | - | 413.4 |
| Spen Valley Sports College | 14.45 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 179 | 36% | 986.6 | 313.7 |
| Ridgewood School | 14.49 miles | 11-16 | Doncaster | 253 | 58% | 1016.3 | 522.4 |
| Tong School | 14.52 miles | 11-18 | Bradford | 256 | 12% | 987.9 | 301.4 |
* Denotes an independent school. Schools data supplied by Good Schools Guide. Performance results supplied by DCSF, based on tests taken in June 2006.