Salendine Nook High School, Huddersfield
Salendine Nook High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Huddersfield, part of Heritage Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the highest of the 10 schools in Huddersfield with published results, and 679th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 94% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Salendine Nook High School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Salendine Nook High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Kirklees and 47 across England.
56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Kirklees and 47% in England.
That is up from 50.9 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.21: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.6, against 56 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.
Getting a place at Salendine Nook High School
For September 2026 entry, 329 families put Salendine Nook High School as their first choice and 724 named it as one of their preferences, for 263 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 80 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Salendine Nook High School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Salendine Nook High School are Royds Hall, A Share Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); Moor End Academy (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.4); The Brooksbank School (2 miles, Attainment 8 51.5); and Colne Valley High School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.8).
Salendine Nook High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Royds Hall, A Share AcademyMoor End AcademyThe Brooksbank SchoolColne Valley High School
The trust
Salendine Nook High School is one of 6 schools run by Heritage Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
234 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Salendine Nook High School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 277 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Who goes there
10% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), Asian (19%) and Mixed (12%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lockwood Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Huddersfield New College, 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Salendine Nook High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Salendine Nook High School issued 91 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Salendine Nook High School are Reinwood Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles), Reinwood Junior School (0.7 miles), Moorlands Primary School (0.8 miles) and Lindley Junior School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Reinwood Infant and Nursery SchoolReinwood Junior SchoolMoorlands Primary SchoolLindley Junior School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming, caring school where your child will feel safe and supported. Staff take time to understand each pupil as an individual, and the school excels at helping all learners - including those with additional needs - to reach their potential. With excellent behaviour standards, a strong careers programme, and many enrichment activities, your child will have a well-rounded education.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and positive relationships between staff and pupils create a calm, orderly learning environment
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with strong focus on reading and literacy development
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to reach their academic potential
- Strong careers education programme and work experience opportunities
- Highly inclusive environment where all pupils feel safe, valued and can access enrichment activities
Areas for Improvement
- High expectations for presentation of pupils' written work are not applied consistently, with some work being difficult to read
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with strong oversight and challenge provided by trustees to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trampolining, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, school library activities, work experience, leadership opportunities, trips to Iceland and New York
Salendine Nook High School Academy is a caring school where pupils behave extremely well and benefit from a highly inclusive and supportive environment. The school has maintained the standards from its previous good rating through effective action and strong leadership.
About
Salendine Nook High School Academy is a large secondary school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is adjacent to Huddersfield New College.
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At a Glance
21.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
234 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.21 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 51.3 to 52.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 51% to 56% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 52.6 | 55.9% |
| Disadvantaged(62) | - | 40.6 | 32.3% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(217) | - | 56.0 | 62.7% |
| Boys(143) | - | 51.9 | 57.3% |
| Girls(136) | - | 53.3 | 54.4% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(17) | - | 60.6 | 64.7% |
| Non mobile(278) | - | 52.7 | 56.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 8 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 277 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
91
Suspensions
6.50%
Suspension rate
57 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,401 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Salendine Nook High School
Term dates
Salendine Nook High School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Kirklees's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Salendine Nook High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Salendine Nook High School is in Kirklees; for families living there:
- Kirklees's school travel policy: School transport
- How to apply: Apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 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
Your chances of a place at Salendine Nook High School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
1,402 pupils
1,496 places
94 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
171
SEN Support
53
EHC Plans
15.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,419
Total Pupils
699
Boys
720
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
83
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,743
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,790
Per pupil
£10130k
Total funding
£325k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4%
Overall absence
15.0%
Persistent absence
1,438
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Salendine Nook High School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Salendine Nook High School
What are GCSE results like at Salendine Nook High School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Salendine Nook High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 52.6. 56% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Salendine Nook High School's Ofsted rating?
Salendine Nook High School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Salendine Nook High School?
No fixed boundary. When Salendine Nook High School is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Salendine Nook High School?
Salendine Nook High School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 1496 places.
How big are the classes at Salendine Nook High School?
Classes at Salendine Nook High School average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Salendine Nook High School?
Salendine Nook High School has around 1419 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Salendine Nook High School?
6.4% of sessions were missed at Salendine Nook High School in 2024/25. 15% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Salendine Nook High School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Salendine Nook High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Salendine Nook High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 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 Salendine Nook High School?
Salendine Nook High School is at New Hey Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4GN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)