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Schools in Kirklees

Search and compare schools in Kirklees with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
198
in Kirklees
Average Attainment 8
46.6
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.07
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
61%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
65%
of 110 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Kirklees

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Kirklees secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Kirklees schools

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Heckmondwike Grammar School
Academy converter · Good
80.2+1.00100%
2Huddersfield Grammar School
Other independent school
60.8—85%
3Holmfirth High School
Community school · Outstanding
58.6+0.7285%
4Rida Girls High School
Other independent school
55.6—87%
5Shelley College, A Share Academy
Academy converter · Not judged
51.3+0.5671%
6Salendine Nook High School Academy
Academy converter
50.9+0.2171%
7Honley High School
Academy converter
50.6+0.2873%
8Madni Academy
Other independent school
49.7—77%
9King James's School
Academy converter · Good
48.50.0065%
10Manor Croft Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
47.8+0.2565%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Kirklees

Heckmondwike Grammar School
SecondaryAttainment 8 80.2Progress 8 +1.00
Holmfirth High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 58.6Progress 8 +0.72
Shelley College, A Share Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.3Progress 8 +0.56
Salendine Nook High School Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.9Progress 8 +0.21
Honley High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.6Progress 8 +0.28

Catchment distances and university destinations in Kirklees

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Heckmondwike Grammar School2.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. The Mirfield Free Grammar0.2% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. Heckmondwike Grammar School29.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Shelley College, A Share Academy12.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy6.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Batley Girls' High School5.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. The Mirfield Free Grammar4.9% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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