Castle Hall Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Mirfield, WF14 9PH
- Distance
- 1.2km away
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Local ranking22nd of 27 secondary schools in Kirklees
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1505
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 12 February 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 241
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 18.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
71
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 169
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1323
- Boys
- 663 (51%)
- Girls
- 637 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1505 (86% full)
- SEND
- 12.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.9%
- EAL
- 15.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 10.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,777/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 67.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 19.7%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
- White Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
67.8%
White British
19.7%
Asian Pakistani
3.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kitson Hill Road
Mirfield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 136674
- UKPRN
- 10033389
- Establishment No.
- 4040
- Trust
- GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST
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