Castle Hall Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 146367
- Address
- Richard Thorpe Avenue, WF14 9PH
- Website
- https://www.castlehall.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 829 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.1%
- Girls
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
Pakistani 42%
White British 38%
Other White 6%
African 4.1%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.99
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 139 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| Geography | GCSE | 58 |
| History | GCSE | 81 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 139 |
Admissions
Castle Hall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 196
- 3rd preference
- 109
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 94 84 |
| Year 8 | 186 101 85 |
| Year 9 | 180 113 67 |
| Year 10 | 146 74 72 |
| Year 11 | 139 75 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.8% 3.0% |