A school has been on this site for the past 200 years, with
Richmal Mangnall opening the Crofton School for young ladies, in the Crofton Old Hall, which is now part of the school's complex. The old high school was built in 1964, after the village rapidly expanded and saw a huge housing boom, which saw the demand for a larger school. Many estates such as Manorfields, Meadowfields and Ashdene were built at this time, demanding even more schools. In August 1995, the school suffered a serious fire. It was rebuilt on the same site and reopened on 30 October 1998. In August 2011 the school became an academy with
specialist status in
Mathematics and Computing. In May 2017 the school dropped sharply in its
Ofsted grade under new Ofsted guidelines, as it dropped from "Outstanding" to "Requires improvement" (formerly "Satisfactory"). In the 2019 Ofsted report, the school had improved to a "Good" rating in the category of "Personal development" but retained the lower rating in all other categories. The most recent inspection in June 2023 concluded that Crofton Academy was a 'Good' school. == Collaboration with Wakefield College ==