Castle Hall Academy is a secondary school located in Mirfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 17/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9PH
Website: https://www.castlehall.com/
Telephone: 01924520500
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Brook
Religious character:
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 146367

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 870
Number of Pupils: 701
Number of Boys: 373
Number of Girls: 328

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.42 Confidence interval -0.62 to -0.22
Of the 164 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 156 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Springfield Park , WF14 9PD
4out of 4 500 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School
Wellhouse Lane , WF14 0BE
3out of 4 878 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Old Bank Academy
Taylor Hall Lane , WF14 0HW
- not rated 1,070 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hopton Primary School
Woodend Road , WF14 8PR
4out of 4 1,269 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School
Nab Lane , WF14 9QH
3out of 4 1,383 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Hall Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue , WF14 9PH
1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road , WF14 9EZ
2out of 4 1,272 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spen Valley High School
Roberttown Lane , WF15 7LX
3out of 4 3,114 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hollybank School
Roe Head , Far Common Road WF14 0DQ
4out of 4 2,204 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9EE
4out of 4 2,976 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ethos College
Knowles Hill Road , WF13 4QS
4out of 4 3,246 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.