Ethos College, Dewsbury

Across Kirklees, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Kirklees lodged 316 appeals against secondary school offers; 253 reached a hearing and 95 succeeded (37.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ethos College are Westborough High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 34.9); Heckmondwike Grammar School (0.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 78.9); and Manor Croft Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9).

Ethos College is one of 6 schools run by Ethos Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 20 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 55% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college.

45.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Almost every pupil at Ethos College has an education, health and care plan (46 of 46 in 2026). The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Ethos College has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 42 places, 44 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Dewsbury Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moorside Road, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ethos College stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 308 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Ethos College are Westmoor Primary School (0.4 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles), St John’s CE Primary School (0.5 miles) and Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.