Academy converter · Kirklees

Castle Hall Academy

11–16Ages
863Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146367URN

Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.7 above Kirklees median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective

478 applications for 170 places · 4th of 24 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.1of 90

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

13th of 25 in Kirklees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Kirklees median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

478 applications · 170 places offered · 204 named it first

2026 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
2025 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.0
2024 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.0
2022 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
2020 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Kirklees median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Kirklees median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Castle Hall Academy (URN 137399), Castle Hall School: A Specialist Language College (URN 107784), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	170	478	2.8	204	1.20
Sep 2025	174	513	3.0	207	1.19
Sep 2024	176	513	2.9	190	1.08
Sep 2023	174	434	2.5	118	0.68
Sep 2022	173	416	2.4	121	0.70
Sep 2021	130	359	2.8	68	0.52
Sep 2020	188	344	1.8	59	0.31
Sep 2019	167	377	2.3	55	0.33
Sep 2018 *	158	399	2.5	72	0.46
Sep 2017 *	170	486	2.9	117	0.69
Sep 2016 *	171	479	2.8	109	0.64
Sep 2015 *	170	482	2.8	111	0.65
Sep 2014 *	168	462	2.8	121	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

144 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.113th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%9th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Kirklees 63% England 66%

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	144	45.1	47%	69%	–
2024/25	139	46.9	39%	56%	–
2023/24	146	41.8	39%	57%	+0.15
2022/23	132	42.3	39%	55%	0.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Castle Hall AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The Mirfield Free Grammar
1.2 km · Kirklees

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Spen Valley High School
2.9 km · Kirklees

2026

2.9applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Westborough High School
3.1 km · Kirklees

2026

1.8applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
3.3 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Heckmondwike Grammar School
3.4 km · Kirklees

2026

2.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
Manor Croft Academy
5.1 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.1applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
5.2 km · Kirklees

Good2023

1.4applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
5.3 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146367 · 382/4008
Trust: Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 870 pupils · 863 on roll
Free school meals: 34.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Castle Hall Academy (URN 137399); Castle Hall School: A Specialist Language College (URN 107784)
Address: Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9PH
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources