Castle Hall Academy

Eid Mubarak to staff, students, and their families who are celebrating.

🎭 Our Y11 GCSE Drama students enjoyed an inspiring trip to see The Woman in Black at the Alhambra. They had the opportunity to analyse a professional production in preparation for their written exam in May — and had a fantastic time along the way! 🤩

📢 Year 11 Parents' Evening 26th March – Bookings Now Open! Year 11 parents/carers can now book appointments for Parents’ Evening via MCAS (My Child At School). Please log in to the MCAS app or website to select your appointment times. We look forward to seeing you. 😊

✈️ Supporting 868 (Mirfield) Squadron Air Cadets ☺️ We’re pleased to offer our facilities to 868 (Mirfield) Squadron Air Cadets as a temporary base, allowing their fantastic work with young people to continue without interruption.

Thank you to all parents/carers who attended our Y8 Parents’ Evening – especially in such dreadful weather! We’re also incredibly grateful to our staff for their preparation, support, and attendance 💙 Reminder: tomorrow is a staff training day. Students return on 16 March.

🍰 A huge thank you to our super catering team! 🍰 They helped us celebrate Pi Day and Mother’s Day in the best possible way – with cake! 😋 We’re so grateful for the hard work they bring to our academy every day 💙

Great resilience was shown yesterday by our Y8/9 Netball girls battling the wind 💨🏐   They gave it everything, winning 1 game and losing 2, but never once dropping their effort or team spirit. So proud of their determination 💪✨   Well done, girls, onwards and upwards 👏

Y10 scientists investigated endothermic and exothermic reactions, using methane bubbles to see energy changes first-hand 🔥🫧 Engaging, memorable learning in action! #GCSEScience #Chemistry #STEM

🐣 Living Eggs have arrived! Our eggs should all hatch by Thursday. The chicks will be ready for gentle handling the following week.🐥 A fantastic learning experience!

CHA vs MFG | Y7 Man of the Match – Jensen Y7 A tough game where we didn’t quite hit our usual standards, but one we learn from. The team remained calm and resilient. Jensen helped turn defence into attack with smart passes and through balls. Well done, Y7s — keep it up. 💪⚽

🌍📖 World Book Day celebrations continue 📖🌍 Our Y7 readers took centre stage today, reading to their year group and inspiring others with their confidence and passion for books. Reading brings us together — and today was a great example of that. Well done, Y7! 👏 #WorldBookDay

📖 World Book Day Booknic! Books, afternoon tea, and brilliant conversations as students shared favourite stories, meaningful quotes, and why their books matter to them. A wonderful celebration of reading. #CHAEnglish #CHALiteracy

A warm welcome to all students offered a place at Castle Hall Academy for September 2026! A welcome letter has been sent home ✉️ #AcademicExcellence #DevelopingCharacter #RaisingAspirations

A fantastic day of creative subject taster lessons for our Year 9s today 👨‍🍳 🎨 🗜✍️ Tomorrow, they move on to performance, PE, and health 🎭🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️ Thank you to staff 💙 #Options #GCSEChoices #Year9

📢 Year 8 Parents' Evening 12th March – Bookings Now Open! Year 8 parents/carers can now book appointments for Parents’ Evening via MCAS (My Child At School). Please log in to the MCAS app or website to select your appointment times. We look forward to seeing you. 😊

Thank you to everyone who attended our Y9 Options & Parents’ Evening. It was lovely to see so many parents/carers and students engaging in positive conversations about next steps and future pathways. A special thank you to our student helpers ⭐️

A huge thank you to Rodley Darts Club for their very kind donation of equipment to support CHAs Darts extra‑curricular club. It’s wonderful to see joint interests being shared and enjoyed 🎯👏

🎉 Attendopoly Winner! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Harrison, who has achieved 100% attendance and completed the Attendopoly board! 👏 As a reward, the family has won an exciting Staycation 🏨✨

📚 Semester 2 is underway! It was great to welcome students back yesterday and set the tone for another focused and successful term. Students were rewarded at the end of Semester 1 for their dedication and achievements. Here's a well‑deserved celebration of Y10s hard work. ⭐

Huge weekend for 12‑year‑old Mia! 🛶 She played canoe polo for Penrith in the NW Central Women’s Division, lining up alongside and against current Team GB players, including the captain and GB keeper! 👏 Her sights are set on international tournaments 💙 #PennineCanoeClub