Yorkshire and the Humber
Secondary schools in Kirklees
197 schools, 65,893 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 43.9.
Ofsted across Kirklees
Good97
Requires improvement12
Outstanding7
Inadequate3
No overall grade78
119 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 78 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Secondary schools in Kirklees
Sorted by Attainment 8. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Heckmondwike | Good 2022 | 80.2 |
| Holmfirth High SchoolCommunity school | Holmfirth | Outstanding 2023 | 58.6 |
| Shelley College, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | Huddersfield | No grade | 51.3 |
| Salendine Nook High SchoolAcademy converter | Huddersfield | No grade | 50.9 |
| Honley High SchoolAcademy converter | Holmfirth | Good 2023 | 50.6 |
| King James's SchoolAcademy converter | Huddersfield | No grade | 48.5 |
| The Mirfield Free GrammarAcademy converter | Mirfield | No grade | 47.8 |
| Manor Croft AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dewsbury | Good 2022 | 47.8 |
| Batley Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter | Batley | No grade | 46.9 |
| Castle Hall AcademyAcademy converter | Mirfield | Good 2023 | 46.9 |
| BBG AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birkenshaw | Good 2021 | 46.8 |
| Royds Hall, A Share AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Huddersfield | Good 2023 | 46.8 |
| Moor End AcademyAcademy converter | Huddersfield | Outstanding 2024 | 45.9 |
| Batley Grammar SchoolFree schools | Batley | No grade | 45.5 |
| All Saints Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | Huddersfield | Good 2022 | 44.9 |
| Upper Batley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Batley | Good 2024 | 44.1 |
| Newsome AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Huddersfield | Good 2024 | 44.1 |
| Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | Dewsbury | Good 2023 | 43.6 |
| Whitcliffe Mount, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | Cleckheaton | No grade | 42.7 |
| Westborough High SchoolFoundation school | Dewsbury | Good 2022 | 42.6 |
| Colne Valley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Huddersfield | No grade | 42.4 |
| Netherhall Learning Campus High SchoolCommunity school | Huddersfield | Requires improvement 2024 | 41 |
| Spen Valley High SchoolFoundation school | Liversedge | Good 2022 | 35.7 |
| North Huddersfield Trust SchoolFoundation school | Huddersfield | Good 2022 | 35.7 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Dewsbury | No grade | 34.8 |
| Kirkburton Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Huddersfield | No grade | — |
| Scissett Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Huddersfield | No grade | — |