1
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 5JA
1
21 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in West Yorkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of West Yorkshire. 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 secondary schools
113
Outstanding
21
Good
69
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 21% · G: 68% · RI: 5% · I: 7%
2
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS9 7QL
1
21 May 2024
3
Oulton Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS26 8EX
1
2 May 2024
4
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD8 9AR
1
25 Apr 2024
5
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax • West Yorkshire • HX2 9TZ
1
21 Nov 2023
6
The Farnley Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS12 5EU
1
10 Oct 2023
7
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth • West Yorkshire • HD9 7SE
1
1 Aug 2023
8
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby • West Yorkshire • LS23 6RW
1
19 Mar 2023
9
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley • West Yorkshire • WF11 0BZ
1
5 Jul 2022
10
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD3 0LT
1
5 May 2022
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 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Cockburn School 1 • Apr 2022
- Castleford Academy 1 • Nov 2019
- Allerton High School 1 • Jan 2019
- Dixons City Academy 1 • Dec 2018
- Carlton Bolling 1 • Nov 2017
- The Ruth Gorse Academy 1 • Sep 2017
- Dixons Kings Academy 1 • Mar 2017
- St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 1 • Dec 2014
- Beckfoot School 1 • Jun 2014
- Dixons Trinity Academy 1 • Mar 2014