Airedale High School

Infobox UK school
name = Airedale High School


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specialist = Arts College
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street = Crewe Road
city = Castleford
county = West Yorkshire
country = England
postcode = WF10 3JU
LEA = Wakefield
ofsted = 108278
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enrollment = 1250
gender = Coeducational
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Airedale High School is a secondary school on "Crewe Road" in a suburb of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England.

Admissions

It teaches children from 11-16. It was recently given the status of Arts College in recognition of the high standard of performing arts taught there.

History

Arsonists set the school alight on 17 January 2006. Around 100 firefighters attended the blaze. It destroyed three drama studios and the upper school's main hall.

In June 2003, arsonists burnt down part of the lower school, causing £1 million of damage. The refurbishment after the fire was officially opened in September 2005.

Academic performance

It gets low GCSE results, with the fourth worst in the Wakefield LEA. It does not have a sixth form.

External links

* [http://www.airedalehigh.com School webpage]

News items

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/4635002.stm Arrests over arson in January 2006]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/4623134.stm Fire in January 2006]
* [http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/School-arson-probe.1319354.jp 2006 fire]