Secondary school

Castle Hall Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Unknown
  • Kirklees
  • WF14 9PH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,401 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 53%53%2016/17: top 34%34% · 2016/172017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 79%2021/22: top 49%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 70%2024/25: top 43%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 846.9 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.37/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths38.8% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%4/10 Below−16.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.96/10 Middle+5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.15 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.077/10 Above+50.6 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.8 · 173 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 49 · 169 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 44.5 · 166 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 40.6 · 164 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 48.6 · 153 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 42.3 · 132 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 41.8 · 146 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 46.9 · 139 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.349.840.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 47% · 169 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 41% · 166 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 31% · 164 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 49% · 153 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 39% · 132 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 39% · 146 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 38.8% · 139 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%49%31%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in81.4%
166 of 204 who put it first2014 · 87.6%2026 · 81.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st204166
2nd1684
3rd1060

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026863
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.7%
First language not English37.8%
SEN support18.5%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)9.0%
Persistently absent pupils29.1%

Girls 44.9%Boys 55.1%

99.2% full · 870 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 43.5
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 27.4

Teachers 50.5 FTE · Whole workforce 83.9 · 93 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,181
Spend per pupil£7,514
Staff spend per pupil£5,752
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£554,000in-year balance

Grants £7,844 · self-generated £385 · premises £391 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £1,889,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

146 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.2%
  • Education80.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained8.9%
  • Unknown6.8%