Kirklees
Castle Hall Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Kirklees school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 45.1 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 45.1
- Attainment 8
- 47%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.15
- Progress 8
- [-0.09, 0.39]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 170 | 204 | 166 (81%) | 478 |
| September 2025 | 174 | 207 | 168 (81%) | 513 |
| September 2024 | 176 | 190 | 173 (91%) | 513 |
| September 2023 | 174 | 118 | 118 (100%) | 434 |
| September 2022 | 173 | 121 | 121 (100%) | 416 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kirklees’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 144 | 45.1 | — | 46.5% | 10.4% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 139 | 46.9 | — | 38.8% | — | 30.2% | 4.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 146 | 41.8 | +0.15 | 39.0% | — | 43.8% | 3.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 132 | 42.3 | 0.00 | 38.6% | — | 11.4% | 3.4 |
| 2021/2022 | 153 | 48.6 | -0.35 | — | — | 19.0% | 4.0 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kirklees for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 146367 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Paul Brook |
| Trust | IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | — |
| Postcode | WF14 9PH |
| Pupils | 829 |
| FSM eligible | 35.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9PH
https://www.castlehall.com/1924520500| DfE number | 4008 |
| UKPRN | 10081056 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2018 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 28 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2023 |