ðə nˈuː ɐkˈædəmi wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli spˈɑːnsɚd baɪ wˈeɪkfiːld sˈɪɾi ɐkˈædəmiz tɹˈʌst bˌʌt dˈuː tə kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ pˈʊɹ ˌækədˈɛmɪk pɚfˈoːɹməns ðə skˈuːl wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðɪ ɐstɹˈiə ɐkˈædəmi tɹˈʌst ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn ænd wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ɐstɹˈiə ɐkˈædəmi wˈʊdfiːldz.
The new academy was originally sponsored by Wakefield City Academies Trust but due to continuing poor academic performance the school was taken over by the Astrea Academy Trust in September 2018 and was renamed Astrea Academy Woodfields.