OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
27 November 2024
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kirklees
Trust
TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
130
130 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
47
36.2% of pupils
Male pupils
83
63.8% of pupils
14.4 pts
above England
School
39.2%
Kirklees
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
7.4 pts
above England
School
27.7%
Kirklees
22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kirklees
0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
7
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
6
Any other White background
2.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
130 of
130 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
20.9%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
130 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
46
Severe learning difficulty
40
Autistic spectrum disorder
22
Speech, language & communication
8
Specific learning difficulty
7
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
13.50%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.28 pts
higher than
England
School
13.50%
Kirklees
6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
39.60%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.79 pts
higher than
England
School
39.60%
Kirklees
15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
4.95%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.15 pts
higher than
England
School
4.95%
Kirklees
1.53%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.8%
25.1 pts
above England
Castle Hill School
104.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.