1
Emley First School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD8 9RT
1
12 May 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Huddersfield
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Huddersfield. 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
58
Outstanding
4
Good
43
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 84% · RI: 6% · I: 2%
2
Birkby Infant and Nursery School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD1 5HQ
1
16 Dec 2018
3
Scissett Church of England Academy
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD8 9HR
1
6 May 2014
4
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 6XD
1
18 Nov 2013
5
Shepley First School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD8 8DD
2
14 May 2024
6
Kirkheaton Primary School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD5 0HR
2
25 Jan 2024
7
Denby Dale First and Nursery School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD8 8SG
2
19 Dec 2023
8
Newsome Junior Academy
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 6JN
2
30 Nov 2023
9
Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 6TZ
2
23 Nov 2023
10
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD5 9NT
2
18 Oct 2023
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
- Birkby Junior School 2 • Oct 2023
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School 2 • Sep 2023
- Shelley First School 2 • May 2023
- Lindley Junior School 2 • May 2023
- Brambles Primary Academy 2 • Mar 2023
- Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy 2 • Oct 2022
- Birdsedge First School 2 • Oct 2022
- Lindley Church of England Infant School 2 • Jul 2022
- Moldgreen Community Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School 2 • Mar 2022