Cathedral Academy, Wakefield

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Cathedral Academy

Motto	Believe, Achieve, Succeed
Type	Academy
Religion	Church of England
Principal	Tay Warren
Specialism	Arts College
Location	Thornes Road Wakefield Yorkshire WF2 8QF England Coordinates: 53°40′11″N 1°30′57″W / 53.669686°N 1.515851°W / 53.669686; -1.515851
Local authority	Wakefield
DfE URN	137764 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	997
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Website	www.cathedralacademy.co.uk

Cathedral Academy (formerly Catheral School) is an 11-16 voluntary controlled Church of England secondary school with academy status. The school has places for 1050 students, and there are currently 997 pupils on the school roll.^[1] The school is a Specialist Performing Arts College, with a national reputation for excellence, and houses a Post 16 Performing Arts Academy (CAPA) with 60 student places. The school holds the Artsmark gold award.

Ofsted

The school was judged by Ofsted in March 2010 to be "a good school with outstanding features".^[2]

The school is Wakefield's only Church of England secondary school and was judged at SIAS inspection to be "outstanding".^[3]

References

External links

Cathedral School website

v t e Schools in the City of Wakefield

Primary schools	Horbury Primary School

Secondary schools	Airedale Academy Castleford Academy Carleton Community High School Cathedral Academy Crofton Academy Freeston Academy Kettlethorpe High School The King's School Minsthorpe Community College Ossett Academy Outwood Grange Academy St Thomas à Becket RC College St Wilfrid's RC High School

Special schools	Oakfield Park Special School

Independent schools	Ackworth School Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Silcoates School Wakefield Girls High School

FE & sixth form colleges	NEW College, Pontefract Wakefield College

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