Castle Hill School
Huddersfield · Kirklees
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Castle Hill School is a other academy in Huddersfield, Kirklees. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 9 member schools: 5 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 1 special school. Local authorities: Calderdale | Kirklees. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Castle Hill School
- Address
- Newsome Road South, Newsome
- Postcode
- HD4 6JL
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- URN (official identifier)
- 142420
- Establishment number
- 7015
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 3–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 130
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 124
- School type
- Special academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieran Welsh
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 27 Nov 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.castlehillschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01484544558
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Castle Hill School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 130 | 65,309 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 39.2% | 27.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 27.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
4 published inspections for Castle Hill School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 19 Dec 2024
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Outstanding
Report published 9 Sept 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Castle Hill: A Specialist College for Communication and Interaction (URN 134689)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 11 Jan 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Castle Hill School (URN 134689)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 5 Jun 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Castle Hill School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 14.1% | 11.8% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 41.3% | 33.3% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Castle Hill School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £49,950 for 36 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 35.3% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £490 | £371 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Castle Hill School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 130 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,892,000 £37,631 per pupil | £31,371 |
| Total spending | £4,559,000 £35,069 per pupil | £28,514 |
| Teaching staff | £1,052,000 £8,092 per pupil · 23.1% | £11,172 · 39.2% |
| Education support staff | £2,369,000 £18,223 per pupil · 52.0% | £8,727 · 30.6% |
| Supply and agency staff | £6,000 £46 per pupil · 0.1% | £1,495 · 5.2% |
| …of which agency supply | £6,000 £46 per pupil · 0.1% | £1,361 · 4.8% |
| In-year balance | £333,000 | |
| Revenue reserve | £403,000 | |
Previous year (2023/24): spending £20,256 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending up £14,813 per pupil on 2023/24.
Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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