The Mirfield Free Grammar
Academy converter · Secondary
Mirfield · WF14 9EZ · Kirklees
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 146367
Castle Hall Academy
Academy converter · Mirfield · WF14 9PH
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
863
Local authority
Kirklees
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Mirfield, Kirklees, 863 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Foundation school · Secondary
Dewsbury · WF13 2JE · Kirklees
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Secondary
Dewsbury · WF13 4LL · Kirklees
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Heckmondwike Grammar School
Academy converter · Secondary
Heckmondwike · WF16 0AH · Kirklees
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146367
Location
- Address
- Richard Thorpe Avenue
- Postcode
- WF14 9PH
- Town
- Mirfield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- District
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 863
- Boys / girls
- 473 / 390
- School capacity
- 870
- Capacity fill
- 863 / 870 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
- FSM pupils
- 301
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Governance
- Academy trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Brook
- Telephone
- 01924520500