Castle Hall Academy
Secondary schoolCastle Hall Academy is a secondary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 863 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Castle Hall Academy was 45.1, against 46.0 in Kirklees and 46.2 in England.
46.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.5% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69.4% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 144 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Old Bank AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Hopton Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The Mirfield Free GrammarSecondary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Kirklees
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).