Our vision is to achieve academic excellence, develop character and raise aspirations for all at Castle Hall Academy. We are part of Impact Education MAT.
Congratulations to our wonderful Y11 students who received their results today! The whole staff team and governing body would like to wish you the very best of luck in your next steps. We also acknowledge the amazing resilience you have shown in these uncertain times
@ImpactMAT
We hope one thing to come out of the current situation, is the 'stars' our children look up to has changed. Forget your celebrity and reality stars. The medical, care, emergency, cleaners, delivery drivers and shop workers are the 'stars' of our nation! Thank you ๐
#StaySafe
Our Art and Design department have kindly organised their resources of PPE - 22 safety glasses, 2 full head visors, 500 gloves and 50 respirator masks and donated them to Calderdale NHS Trust at Halifax
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
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Ofsted Good - We are so proud of our staff, students and families for working so hard to show what a great school community we are part of!
Thank you to our governors, trustees, and the wider school community for your continued support!
Year 7s & staff were honoured to attend Mirfeld Remembrance Service this morning. They formed a guard of honour, laid a wreath, remembrance crosses and crescents. Mr Goadsby, History Teacher read the poem 'In Flanders Fields'
#LestWeForget
@Mirfield_RBL
@PoppyLegion
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We were delighted to welcome Year 6 students to the first of our transition picnics today. The face to face event was safe and a real success. Thank you to parents for entrusting us with their wonderful children - a brilliant day for students and staff ๐๐ฅช๐ง๐ฅค๐
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A small token posted out to thank our marvellous staff team ๐๐๐ Everyone single one of you plays an important part in supporting our students, families and each other ๐
#staffwellbeing
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A HUGE thank you to our Covid-19 testing team of staff who have now completed 1727 tests over a period of just 9 days. The students have been fabulous and the dedicated team carried out this mammoth task with great care, diligence and kindness. Enjoy the treat ๐
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Well done to every single one of our Year 11 students who received their results this morning. We are so very proud of you and wish you all the luck in your next steps.
๐ฃHead Girl, Alayna is going to
@GreenheadCol
to study Maths, Physics, Psychology and Law
#GCSE2022
A HUGE thanks to Colson Smith who plays Craig Tinker in Coronation Street ๐บ for joining a Y11 zoom. He talked about his journey into acting, his experiences/techniques of learning lines, spoke about monologues and the challenges of social distancing for actors๐ญ
@colsonsmith
๐
We are delighted to welcome Y7 tomorrow at 8.25am to our fantastic academy. This is the start of a 5 year partnership working together to ensure you receive the very best education, and can take advantage of all the opportunities we have
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
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We are extremely proud to share our newly appointed Student Leadership Team for 2020/21. These students are ideally suited to such important roles ๐๐๐
#studentleadership
#proud
@ImpactMAT
#GCSEresults2021
An ENORMOUS Well Done to Year 11s who collected their results this morning. These students have coped tremendously and have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic.
Well Done Year 11, you should be so proud! ๐๐๐
@ImpactMAT
The whole academy community stopped what they were doing and paused to remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Staff laid a wreath on behalf of the academy
@PoppyLegion
@Mirfield_RBL
@ImpactMAT
#ArmisticeDay
Paul Brook, Head & Mick Kay, CEO
@ImpactMAT
extended a warm welcome to Mark Eastwood MP
@mark4dewsbury
. A stop off at the Y6 picnic, supportive discussions with students about funding for a Sports Hall and an invitation to the Houses of Parliament rounded off a fantastic day! ๐
A GREAT end to a very challenging academic year
#COVID19
. Staff have work together
#TeamCHA
to provide the very best for all students, they certainly deserved an afternoon of fun. Thank you to our catering team, it was delicious ๐ ๐
#BBQ
#rounders
#staffwellbeing
@ImpactMAT
Year 9 students took part in CPR sessions today. They were delivered by Yorkshire Ambulance Service staff and students from Huddersfield University. A fantastic opportunity for our students โค๏ธ
@HuddersfieldUni
@YorksAmbulance
We said โfarewell, for nowโ to our youngest students today and tried to make it as positive as possible - a staff and student game of football โฝ๏ธ and Easter ๐ฃ eggs all round
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
@ImpactMAT
Year 7 students Hamza and Ella extended a warm welcome to Mr Long, new Headteacher at Crossley Fields today - they explained the mastery sessions, talked about their time at CHA and took him on a tour of the Academy
@CrossleyFields
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
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Our second Y6 Transition picnic safely completed โ๏ธ ๐ students enjoyed a warm welcome, introduction to the summer reading book Flamingo Boy
@HarperCollinsCh
PE warm up, orienteering followed by prizes and a picnic - we will see you again in September
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A group of students sat the Cambridge Nationals Enterprise and Marketing exam in January. Fantastic results achieved! Well Done to all students and to a very proud Mrs Law โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
@ImpactMAT
Well done to students who took part in the Anti-Bullying Ambassador training with
@DianaAward
this week. Great ideas were shared about how to combat bullying behaviours and promote kindness and friendship.
@ImpactMAT
A fantastic Open Evening and there are still 2 hours to go - so many positive comments from visitors tonight. Final Headteacherโs speech at 7pm, itโs not too late to call in - so proud of our school community!
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
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A great day sharing GCSE results, lots of smiles, squeals and happy tears. Well done to Year 11, their families and our dedicated staff!
#gcseresults2018
Reading ๐ skills allow students to access the breadth of the curriculum and improve their communication and language skills. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative time for students, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them.ย
#Y7
#readingtogether
#Mastery
Goodbye & Good Luck to all of our amazing Year 11 students! ๐ฅฐ We hope you had a great morning celebrating your time at Castle Hall Academy. Special memories & friendships to take with you on your journey. Have a fantastic summer and we will see you all on results day! ๐คฉ
Y10
@BradfordTheatre
ready to watch โAn Inspector Callsโ. A great opportunity that will help develop their understanding of the play in preparation for the English Literature exam.
@aninspector
#literature
We welcomed our new Y7 students today ๐คฉ They are already getting to know each other, the staff and the academy layout and routines๐Thank you to our Prefect Team who supported them today โบ๏ธ
The first point of contact for Y7 parents is Mr Johnson djohnson
@castlehall
.com ๐ฉ
While the results were not what we hoped, the Y9 girls had a fantastic experience at their first ever
#netball
tournament
@WMount
and are looking forward to the next one! Well done girls ๐
#resillience
#DevelopingCharacter
Another transformation project complete โ ๐โ
Our science and food technology classrooms have been fully refurbished.
Students and staff will enjoy these new facilities from Monday ๐คฉ
Thanks go to contractors, caretakers and technicians
#teamwork
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GCSE 2022 Headline - Improvements in all subjects at Grade 5+ and Grade 7+. All subjects have 50% or better grade 5+ย
Well done to our amazing Year 11s ๐the whole staff body are immensely proud! ๐ฅฐ
#AcademicExcellence
#DevelopCharacter
#RaiseAspirations
Students were rewarded with pizza in recognition of their positive attitude to learning - what a great atmosphere, students loved the pizza ๐๐
@ImpactMAT
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
GCSE results day Thursday 25th August 2022. Y11s can collect their results from 9.00am until 10.30am. Y10s from 10.30am until 11.00am. We look forward to welcoming parents too.
#gcseresultsday2022
@ImpactMAT
It's always a team effort at CHA. However, we had to send an extra special ๐ 'thank you' ๐ to our superb student support workers. They have worked tirelessly, in school, every day during lockdown to support our key worker provision.
#thankyou
@ImpactMAT
Students visted the new dementia day care facility site in Mirfield.
@Tilbury_douglas
staff took students on a tour and discussed career options. Students had a great experience.
They returned saying they feel confident they can build a Sports Hall!! ๐ณ
#raisingaspirations
It was WONDERFUL to welcome back
@musica_kirklees
Y7 & Y8 students thoroughly enjoyed the live performance. It was incredibly inspiring for students to watch our very own Mrs Simons perform too! ๐๐ผ๐
@ImpactMAT
We are delighted ๐ to be an NCS Champion School! ๐
@NCS
We are all very proud of this achievement. Students from our community had an amazing experience and developed skills that will help them in their futures.
@ImpactMAT
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
We have had a wonderful day welcoming our new year 7s to CHA. Today was centred around our vision and values. We hope everyone has had a wonderful first day!
โญ๏ธReward Assemblies Cycle 1โญ๏ธStudents have been recognised for excellent attendance, subject attainment and progress, MathsWatch, overall academic achievement and progress. 756 selection boxes and certificates have been presented to the worthy winners
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Farewell Y11 โค๏ธ A memory packed leavers assembly with lots of tears from students and staff followed by awards, shirt signing and refreshments. We hope you all leave with great memories. You have been an absolute pleasure.ย ย
#LeaversAssembly
Thank you to everyone involved in our Open Evening - visitors, students and staff. Feedback was extremely positive. If you missed the evening and would like to arrange a visit please email office
@castlehall
.com
#whereheartsandmindsconnect
@ImpactMAT
'You can never have too much Sarah' the whole community is sincerely going to miss this amazing teacher, leader, colleague but most importantly friend! 27 years years of service to Castle Hall. You will be so missed, enjoy your last day and retirement Mrs Coe ๐ฅฐ
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We really cannot wait to welcome students back to school next week (details have been emailed to all parents, please email your child's Head of Year if you have any queries).
We would like to thank ALL of our students, parents & staff, for their exceptional hard work!
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Well done to Y11 on the first day of their
#gcse2022
exams. Everyone made us extremely proud. Well done and keep up the great attitude ๐ we are all behind you! ๐