Fields Rise School, Huddersfield
Fields Rise School is a special school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Huddersfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fields Rise School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Fields Rise School are Southgate School (1.8 miles, Good); Pivot Academy (2.1 miles); Woodley School and College (2.3 miles, Good); and Hollybank School (2.4 miles, Outstanding).
Southgate SchoolPivot AcademyWoodley School and CollegeHollybank School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Fields Rise School has an education, health and care plan (21 of 21 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Deighton Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fields Rise, 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 27 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending Fields Rise Independent School. They believe that it has made a positive impact on their lives. Many pupils joined Fields Rise with negative attitudes towards school. Staff and leaders help to change pupils' feelings towards education and support them to experience success through their time in school.
All pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff know the pupils well. They work skilfully to overcome pupils' barriers to learning. The school has high ambitions for what pupils can achieve. The school has identified the most important knowledge that it wants pupils to achieve across a broad range of subjects. Pupils develop the skills and knowledge that they need to study a range of academic and vocational qualifications.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum. When designing the curriculum, leaders have ensured that new content connects to what pupils already know. For example, pupils in key stage 4 learn about the important historical context of the play 'An Inspector Calls'. They then study views on social class at the time of the play.
Leaders have identified the gaps in knowledge that some pupils have, across the curriculum. In many lessons, teachers focus on the gaps and ensure that pupils catch up with their peers. Leaders are aware that this is more successful in some lessons than others. In these subjects, staff have not accessed sufficient training to support them to plan and deliver the curriculum more effectively.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Fields Rise School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
21 pupils
24 places
3 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Huddersfield
Across Kirklees council
Places available
4,930
Applications
4,787
Got 1st preference
89.2%
Got preferred school
97.8%
All secondary applications across Kirklees council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Fields Rise School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
21
Total Pupils
17
Boys
4
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Fields Rise School
Showing 10 of 12 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Fields Rise School
What are GCSE results like at Fields Rise School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Fields Rise School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Fields Rise School's Ofsted rating?
Fields Rise School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
Does Fields Rise School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in June 2024, Fields Rise School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Fields Rise School?
Fields Rise School has around 21 pupils on roll.
Does Fields Rise School have specialist SEN provision?
Fields Rise School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Fields Rise School?
Fields Rise School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Fields Rise School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fields Rise School?
Fields Rise School is at Fields Rise, Kirkeaton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 0LZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)