Castle Hall Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9PH
863 pupils · 99% of 870 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2023, published 28 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 170 | 204 | 478 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 207 | 513 | 174 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 190 | 513 | 176 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 118 | 434 | 156 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 173 | 121 | 416 | 138 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 130 | 68 | 359 | 95 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 188 | 59 | 344 | 98 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 167 | 55 | 377 | 91 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Mirfield Free Grammar 1.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Spen Valley High School 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Westborough High School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Heckmondwike Grammar School 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Manor Croft Academy 5.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.