Castle High School (Dudley)
Logo of the school
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Some of the school buildings, as seen from St James's Road</bigg/>
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| Established | 1989 |
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| Type | Voluntary Aided |
| Headteacher | Ms Michelle King |
| Location |
St James's Road Dudley West Midlands DY1 3JE England 52°30′43″N 2°05′24″W / 52.512°N 2.090°WCoordinates: 52°30′43″N 2°05′24″W / 52.512°N 2.090°W |
| Local authority | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| DfE URN | 103867 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1072 max. capacity |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Telephone | 01384 816045 |
| Website | www |
For schools of the same name, see .
Castle High School is a secondary school located in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It caters for pupils aged from 11 to 16 years. It is also a specialist Arts College.
Castle High School is one of the most recently formed schools in the Dudley area, although its buildings are some of the oldest. It was formed in September 1989 on a merger between The Dudley School and The Blue Coat School, and gave education for pupils aged from 12 to 18 years. It also took in some of the pupils from the closing Sir Gilbert Claughton School. The Dudley School had been established in 1975 by the merger of the selective highly regarded Dudley Grammar School and Dudley Girls High School, 'The Old Dudleians' of The Grammar School for boys at St James's Road making way for the establishment of 'The Dudleians', for former students of Dudley Grammar School and Dudley Girls High School in 2005 with the organisation of the first official joint reunion for 30 years.
The Castle High School name was chosen in a poll by the Dudley School pupils, who also chose the design of the new school's logo.
There had been talk of a merger between the Dudley School and at least one of the other smaller secondary schools in Dudley since 1985 (which would have formed a school called The Ednam School), but the merger between Dudley School and Blue Coat was not confirmed until October 1988. The new school's name was confirmed the following spring.
After a year, the school opened to 11-year-olds following the local authority's decision to reduce the primary school leaving age; at the same time, the sixth form centre was closed and the leaving age for pupils fell to 16. The former sixth form facilities were used as classrooms to accommodate the new younger pupils.
September 1990 also saw the school take in approximately 50% of pupils from Mons Hill School, which closed due to falling pupil numbers. Several teachers at these schools were also recruited to Castle High School.
Unlike the Blue Coat School, however, Castle High School never used the Mons Hill buildings as these were taken over by Dudley College.
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