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Crofton Academy

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Crofton Academy (formerly Crofton High School) is an 11-16 state secondary school outside Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The school is also an academy.

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Crofton Academy
High Street, Wakefield Crofton

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WF4 1NF Wakefield, Crofton
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