# Castle Hill School

Castle Hill School is a special school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 3 to 19.

It had 130 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E142420. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 3 to 19
- Pupils: 130
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 142420

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 27 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Castle Hill School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 6 | – | – |

Castle Hill School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newsome Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newsome-junior-academy-e150570): 210 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newsome Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newsome-academy-e147888): 210 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berry-brow-infant-and-nursery-academy-e150568): 600 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
- [Hillside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-primary-school-e147629): 750 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-school-e130925): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fable House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fable-house-e152466): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142420)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142420)

## How to cite

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