1
New Mill Junior School
Holmfirth • West Yorkshire • HD9 1LJ
1
18 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Kirklees
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Kirklees. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
144
Outstanding
8
Good
102
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 81% · RI: 10% · I: 3%
2
Emley First School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD8 9RT
1
12 May 2024
3
New Mill Infant School
Holmfirth • West Yorkshire • HD9 1LS
1
14 Mar 2024
4
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Holmfirth • West Yorkshire • HD9 7EB
1
29 Jan 2024
5
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Mirfield • West Yorkshire • WF14 9PD
1
13 Jan 2022
6
Birkby Infant and Nursery School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD1 5HQ
1
16 Dec 2018
7
Scissett Church of England Academy
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD8 9HR
1
6 May 2014
8
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 6XD
1
18 Nov 2013
9
Mill Lane Primary School
Batley • West Yorkshire • WF17 6EG
2
23 Sep 2024
10
Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Liversedge • West Yorkshire • WF15 8BE
2
22 Sep 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Earlsheaton Infant School 2 • Jul 2024
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School 2 • Jul 2024
- Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Jul 2024
- Overthorpe CofE Academy 2 • Jul 2024
- Old Bank Academy 2 • May 2024
- Shepley First School 2 • May 2024
- Meltham Moor Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2 • Mar 2024
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School 2 • Jan 2024
- Netherthong Primary School 2 • Jan 2024