Kirklees
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Kirklees school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 45.7 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 45.7
- Attainment 8
- 48%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.13
- Progress 8
- [-0.05, 0.30]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 249 | 255 | 230 (90%) | 558 |
| September 2025 | 247 | 220 | 218 (99%) | 509 |
| September 2024 | 246 | 235 | 226 (96%) | 542 |
| September 2023 | 249 | 211 | 201 (95%) | 558 |
| September 2022 | 248 | 256 | 222 (87%) | 599 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kirklees’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 248 | 45.7 | — | 48.0% | 14.1% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 247 | 42.7 | — | 44.5% | — | 59.1% | 3.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 240 | 47.0 | +0.13 | 49.2% | — | 33.3% | 4.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 240 | 43.0 | -0.39 | 35.0% | — | 25.8% | 3.6 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kirklees for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 149162 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Rebecca Hesmondhalgh |
| Trust | SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | BD19 3AQ |
| Pupils | 1,244 |
| FSM eligible | 25.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ
http://www.whitcliffemount.co.uk1274851152| DfE number | 4500 |
| UKPRN | 10090607 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2022 |
| GIAS updated | 22 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |