Special school in Huddersfield, Kirklees
Edan Court School
Edan Court, Colliers Way, Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9TR
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- Places
- 26
- How full
- 85% full — 22 of 26 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 4 / 18
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 057B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 83%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 8–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Claire Shaw
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Denby Dale
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- URN
- 151690
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denby Grange SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.3 mi |
| Hall Cliffe SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 4.8 mi |
| Ravenshall SchoolCommunity special school | No grade | — | 5.2 mi |
| Waterton Newstead AcademyOther independent special school | No grade | — | 5.4 mi |
| Southgate SchoolCommunity special school | Good 2024 | — | 5.9 mi |
| Fields Rise SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 6.3 mi |
| Highfield SchoolFoundation special school | Good 2023 | — | 6.8 mi |
| Woodley School and CollegeCommunity special school | Good 2023 | — | 7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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