1
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 5JA
1
21 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Kirklees
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary 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 secondary schools
24
Outstanding
3
Good
18
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 13% · G: 78% · RI: 4% · I: 4%
2
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth • West Yorkshire • HD9 7SE
1
1 Aug 2023
3
Batley Girls' High School
Batley • West Yorkshire • WF17 0LD
1
31 Oct 2013
4
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD4 6JN
2
5 Mar 2024
5
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield • HD3 4HA
2
10 May 2023
6
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury • WF12 0HE
2
26 Apr 2023
7
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield • West Yorkshire • WF14 9PH
2
28 Mar 2023
8
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield • West Yorkshire • HD2 2JT
2
12 Jan 2023
9
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury • West Yorkshire • WF12 7DW
2
12 Jan 2023
10
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike • West Yorkshire • WF16 0AH
2
15 Jun 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
- Spen Valley High School 2 • May 2022
- The Mirfield Free Grammar 2 • Mar 2020
- King James's School 2 • Dec 2019
- Colne Valley High School 2 • Oct 2019
- Upper Batley High School 2 • May 2019
- North Huddersfield Trust School 2 • May 2017
- BBG Academy 2 • Apr 2016
- Salendine Nook High School Academy 2 • Mar 2016
- Honley High School 2 • Nov 2015
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy 2 • Jan 2014