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Castle Hall Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield WF14 9PH · castlehall.com · 01924 520500
On the mapSearch near WF14 9PH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.09 mi
- 1.75 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 863
- 99% of 870 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
- First language not English
- 32.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.09 mi (1.75 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 204 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 170 | 204 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 207 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 190 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 118 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 121 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 38.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.00 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137399)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.3 | −19.1 |
| Sixth form college | 32.2 | +2.8 |
| Further education | 38.4 | +10.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +4.8 |
Ofsted
Castle Hall Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137399), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137399)
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137399)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 45
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (22%) with SEND