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Best Secondary Schools in Kirklees

24 secondary schools found

Key Facts

  • Kirklees has 24 secondary schools, accounting for 5.5% of the national total, with 26,153 pupils across the district.
  • Ofsted ratings show 90.9% of Kirklees secondary schools rated Good or Outstanding, with 4 Outstanding and 16 Good out of 22 inspected.
  • In Kirklees, 47.8% of pupils achieve grade 5+ in English & maths, with a Progress 8 score of 0.11 and Attainment 8 score of 47.08.
  • Secondary schools in Kirklees have a pupil-teacher ratio of 17.53, spending £7,788 per pupil, with 24.6% persistent absence rate and 30.3% eligible for free school meals.
HH

Holmfirth High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Holmfirth, HD9 7SE

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.72
Attainment 855.3
Eng+Maths82%
Pupils1,328
Moor End Academy logo

Moor End Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Huddersfield, HD4 5JA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.45
Attainment 846.1
Eng+Maths62%
Pupils1,053
Heckmondwike Grammar School logo

Heckmondwike Grammar School

Ofsted

Good

Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+1.00
Attainment 878.5
Eng+Maths100%
Pupils1,522
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy logo

Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

Ofsted

Good

Dewsbury, WF12 0HE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.30
Attainment 845.5
Eng+Maths64%
Pupils902
Manor Croft Academy logo

Manor Croft Academy

Ofsted

Good

Dewsbury, WF12 7DW

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.25
Attainment 847.8
Eng+Maths69%
Pupils1,032
Newsome Academy logo

Newsome Academy

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD4 6JN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.19
Attainment 841.6
Eng+Maths61%
Pupils824
All Saints Catholic College logo

All Saints Catholic College

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD2 2JT

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.11
Attainment 845.9
Eng+Maths69%
Pupils899
Royds Hall, A Share Academy logo

Royds Hall, A Share Academy

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD3 4HA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.00
Attainment 842.0
Eng+Maths62%
Pupils853
Castle Hall Academy logo

Castle Hall Academy

Ofsted

Good

Mirfield, WF14 9PH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.15
Attainment 841.8
Eng+Maths57%
Pupils863
KJ

King James's School

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD4 6SG

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.00
Attainment 846.8
Eng+Maths65%
Pupils1,055
Honley High School logo

Honley High School

Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.28
Attainment 851.3
Eng+Maths76%
Pupils1,240
The Mirfield Free Grammar logo

The Mirfield Free Grammar

Ofsted

Good

Mirfield, WF14 9EZ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.40
Attainment 845.2
Eng+Maths69%
Pupils1,300
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy logo

Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.13
Attainment 847.0
Eng+Maths68%
Pupils1,228
BBG Academy logo

BBG Academy

Ofsted

Good

Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.48
Attainment 852.1
Eng+Maths77%
Pupils1,049
Spen Valley High School logo

Spen Valley High School

Ofsted

Good

Liversedge, WF15 7LX

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.77
Attainment 834.1
Eng+Maths47%
Pupils958
CV

Colne Valley High School

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD7 5SP

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.40
Attainment 841.9
Eng+Maths60%
Pupils1,360
Shelley College, A Share Academy logo

Shelley College, A Share Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Huddersfield, HD8 8NL

Academy · Secondary · Ages 13–18

Progress 8+0.56
Attainment 852.1
Eng+Maths80%
Pupils1,274
Salendine Nook High School logo

Salendine Nook High School

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD3 4GN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.21
Attainment 849.9
Eng+Maths76%
Pupils1,419
Netherhall Learning Campus High School logo

Netherhall Learning Campus High School

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Huddersfield, HD5 9PG

State · Secondary · Ages 11–19

Progress 8-0.09
Attainment 839.3
Eng+Maths57%
Pupils823
UB

Upper Batley High School

Ofsted

Good

Batley, WF17 0BJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Boys

Progress 8+0.12
Attainment 845.5
Eng+Maths70%
Pupils784
Westborough High School logo

Westborough High School

Ofsted

Good

Dewsbury, WF13 2JE

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.17
Attainment 842.4
Eng+Maths59%
Pupils900
North Huddersfield Trust School logo

North Huddersfield Trust School

Ofsted

Good

Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.35
Attainment 835.3
Eng+Maths41%
Pupils995
Batley Girls' High School logo

Batley Girls' High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Batley, WF17 0LD

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Girls

Progress 8+0.23
Attainment 846.9
Eng+Maths66%
Pupils1,415
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy logo

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

Ofsted

Inadequate

Dewsbury, WF13 4LL

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.99
Attainment 831.4
Eng+Maths36%
Pupils992

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 27 secondary schools in Kirklees, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

MetricKirkleesEngland
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)91%90%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8+0.11+0.00
Attainment 847.146.1
AttendancePersistent Absence25%20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio17.5:118.1:1
Spending per Pupil£7,788£7,460

About This Data

  • •School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
  • •Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
  • •Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.
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