Castle Hill Primary School
Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Duncan Hetherington
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 259
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 107520
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706813163
About this school
Castle Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Todmorden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 27 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 63% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 93% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 70% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castle Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hill Primary School compares
Castle Hill Primary School ranked 67th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 4.4% | 22.6% | 162 | — |
| Ferney Lee Primary School | 46% | 5.1% | 31.4% | 219 | 0.3 miles |
| Todmorden CofE J, I & N School | 56% | 3.1% | 32.7% | 237 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy | 56% | 5% | 75.6% | 94 | 0.5 miles |
| Shade Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 178 | 0.9 miles |
| Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School | 72% | 3% | 13.2% | 169 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.56%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ferney Lee Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School0.4 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Shade Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Todmorden
Other schools in Todmorden
Castle Hill Primary School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Todmorden.
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ferney Lee Primary School Primary
- Shade Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary
- Pennine Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Castle Hill Primary School teach?
- Castle Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Todmorden.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castle Hill Primary School is Mr Duncan Hetherington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Castle Hill Primary School?
- Castle Hill Primary School has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castle Hill Primary School full?
- Castle Hill Primary School has capacity for 259 pupils and 162 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castle Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Castle Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Castle Hill Primary School ranked 67th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Castle Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.