Garforth Academy (formerly known as Garforth Comprehensive School until September 1992 and Garforth Community College until November 2010) is a secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11–18 and is located on Lidgett Lane (B6137) in Garforth, West Yorkshire, England. The college has specialist Arts College status. It has been awarded the Artsmark (2002), Investors in People Award, (2003), Schools Achievement Award, (2003), Education Extra award, (2001), Sportsmark, (2002) and Beacon School status (2003), and OFSTED describes the college as an "outstanding school" The colleges pupil and staff numbers vary yearly at around 2,000 from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds, as the 2004 Ofsted review highlights. The College occupies an area of 28 acres, with playing fields, sports facilities including an artificial turf pitch and several large halls, including a recently refurbished main sports hall. In being a a specialist performing Arts College, the college has undergone extensive improvements to Music, Media and Information Technology departments, including specialised professional sound production hardware, and well equipped public music, or drama spaces.