Castle Hill School
Newsome Road South, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Steve Perren
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Together Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 124
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 142420
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484544558
About this school
Castle Hill School is a special academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 130 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castle Hill 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.79%
- English as an additional language
- 28.5%
- Overall absence
- 13.5%
- Persistent absence
- 39.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fable House0.7 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Woodley School and College1.1 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
University of Huddersfield1.3 miles
Universities · Huddersfield
-
ES Independent School Kirklees1.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Huddersfield Grammar School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
- Barraclough Hall School Special schools
- Edan Court School Special schools
- Fable House Special schools
- Fields Rise School Special schools
- Joseph Norton Academy Academies
- Pivot Academy Special schools
- Southgate School Special schools
- Woodley School and College Special schools
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 108 to 124 recorded 15 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Castle Hill School teach?
- Castle Hill School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the principal of Castle Hill School?
- The principal of Castle Hill School is Mr Steve Perren, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle Hill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill 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 big is Castle Hill School?
- Castle Hill School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Castle Hill School full?
- Castle Hill School has capacity for 124 pupils and 130 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 School a faith school?
- No. Castle Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Castle Hill School?
- Castle Hill School is part of TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castle Hill School have?
- The schools register lists Castle Hill School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Castle Hill School's absence rate?
- Castle Hill School's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hill 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 15 July 2026.