Castle Hall Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9PH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Brook
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 870
- Pupils on roll
- 863
- URN
- 146367
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924520500
About this school
Castle Hall Academy is a secondary academy in Mirfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 863 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 132 | 146 | 139 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 | 41.8 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.25 to +0.25 | +0.15 -0.09 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 39% | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 56.8% | 56.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 43.8% | 30.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
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 Hall Academy 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 | 42.3 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 735 |
| 2023/24 | 782 |
| 2024/25 | 829 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hall Academy compares
Castle Hall Academy ranked 10th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 9% | 36.7% | 863 | — |
| The Mirfield Free Grammar | 47.8 | 8.7% | 22.9% | 1,300 | 0.7 miles |
| Spen Valley High School | 35.7 | 9.6% | 32.4% | 958 | 1.8 miles |
| Westborough High School | 42.6 | 9.9% | 46.7% | 900 | 1.9 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 34.8 | 12% | 43.5% | 992 | 2.1 miles |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | 2.1 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)
- 36.67%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.98%
- Persistent absence
- 29.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Mirfield Free Grammar0.7 miles
Secondary · Mirfield
-
Spen Valley High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Liversedge
-
Westborough High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Heckmondwike Grammar School2.1 miles
Secondary · Heckmondwike
Other schools in Mirfield
- The Mirfield Free Grammar Secondary
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hopton Primary School Primary
- Old Bank Academy Primary
- Hollybank School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Castle Hall Academy teach?
- Castle Hall Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Mirfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hall Academy?
- The headteacher of Castle Hall Academy is Mr Paul Brook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle Hall Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hall Academy, 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 Hall Academy?
- Castle Hall Academy has 863 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Castle Hall Academy full?
- Castle Hall Academy has capacity for 870 pupils and 863 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle Hall Academy a faith school?
- No. Castle Hall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Castle Hall Academy a selective school?
- No. Castle Hall Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Castle Hall Academy?
- Castle Hall Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castle Hall Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.3 in 2022/23 and 46.9 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 Hall Academy rank locally?
- Castle Hall Academy ranked 10th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% 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 Hall Academy's absence rate?
- Castle Hall Academy's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hall Academy'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 10 July 2026.