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Schools across Kirklees

Local authority · 203 schools across 14 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Kirklees (203)

Showing 20 of 203 schools

Total Schools

203

145 primary · 28 secondary

Total Pupils

65,784

90% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

58

7 outstanding · 51 good

Capacity

72,745

6,961 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

51
141
Outstanding: 7
Good: 51
Requires Improvement: 4
Not inspected: 141

Best Schools in Kirklees

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

39.8

GCSE Eng+Maths

39.5%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

84% full
34,670 pupils41,033 capacity

6,363 spare places

Secondary Schools

99% full
27,241 pupils27,554 capacity

313 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.1%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

15.5%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

162

2024/25

Absence trend across Kirklees schools

4.5%
18/19
4.8%
20/21
7%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
6.5%
23/24
6.1%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

59%

Plans Issued

402

Assessment Requests

954

Tribunal Cases

50

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

72%
2019
83%
2020
41%
2021
14%
2022
13%
2023
23%
2024
59%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

6,267 admissions

196

Lodged

(3.1%)

125

Heard

25

Successful

(20%)

Primary (infant classes)

4,896 admissions

117

Lodged

(2.4%)

76

Heard

9

Successful

(12%)

Secondary

6,050 admissions

316

Lodged

(5.2%)

253

Heard

95

Successful

(38%)

Total

12,317 admissions

512

Lodged

(4.2%)

378

Heard

120

Successful

(32%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1643
2019
1791
2020
1721
2021
1660
2022
1491
2023
1589
2024
1412
2025
1141
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Kirklees

Huddersfield

91 schools

Dewsbury

31 schools

Batley

27 schools

Holmfirth

17 schools

Liversedge

9 schools

Mirfield

8 schools

Cleckheaton

7 schools

Heckmondwike

5 schools

Wakefield

2 schools

Bradford

2 schools

Kirkburton

1 schools

West Yorkshire

1 schools

Birkenshaw

1 schools

Slaithwaite

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Kirklees

How many schools are there in Kirklees?

Kirklees has 203 open schools: 145 state primary, 29 state secondary or all-through, 11 independent, 13 special and 5 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Kirklees are rated Outstanding?

17 schools in Kirklees were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Greenhead College, Moor End Academy, New Mill Junior School, Emley First School, New Mill Infant School and 12 more. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 156 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Greenhead CollegeMoor End AcademyNew Mill Junior SchoolEmley First SchoolNew Mill Infant School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Kirklees get the best GCSE results?

Of the 27 schools in Kirklees with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Heckmondwike Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 78.9 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Holmfirth High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.2 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Honley High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.8 and 70% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHolmfirth High SchoolHonley High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Kirklees have the best SATs results?

Of the 98 primary schools in Kirklees with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (94% in reading, 97% in maths); Meltham Moor Primary School (100% in reading, 90% in maths); and St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School (97% in reading, 93% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolMeltham Moor Primary SchoolSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Kirklees?

Yes. Heckmondwike Grammar School is a state grammar school in Kirklees. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Heckmondwike Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Kirklees have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Kirklees have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Kirklees?

Apply to Kirklees through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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