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
- 782 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.8%
- Girls
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 42.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
Pakistani 47.4%
White British 32.2%
Other White 7.2%
Mixed 4.2%
African 3.3%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.36
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 78 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 131 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 131 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Castle Hall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 208
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 101 80 |
| Year 8 | 172 111 61 |
| Year 9 | 143 73 70 |
| Year 10 | 138 73 65 |
| Year 11 | 148 86 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |