Foundation school · Kirklees

North Huddersfield Trust School

11–16Ages
995Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136502URN

Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Kirklees median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective

236 applications for 175 places · 23rd of 24 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.3of 90

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

23rd of 25 in Kirklees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
12 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Kirklees median (2.1) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

236 applications · 175 places offered · 131 named it first

2026 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.2
2023 1.1; Kirklees median median 2.0
2022 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.1
2020 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Kirklees median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.8
2016 1.1; Kirklees median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	175	236	1.4	131	0.75
Sep 2025	169	251	1.5	141	0.83
Sep 2024	207	266	1.3	161	0.78
Sep 2023	204	214	1.1	109	0.53
Sep 2022	200	242	1.2	132	0.66
Sep 2021	207	266	1.3	125	0.60
Sep 2020	205	247	1.2	140	0.68
Sep 2019	120	166	1.4	82	0.68
Sep 2018	141	206	1.5	102	0.72
Sep 2017	147	199	1.4	116	0.79
Sep 2016	145	163	1.1	105	0.72
Sep 2015	136	158	1.2	98	0.72
Sep 2014	123	167	1.4	103	0.84

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

208 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.323rd of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%21st of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Kirklees 63% England 66%

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.35

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	208	36.3	31%	46%	–
2024/25	198	35.7	26%	43%	–
2023/24	157	35.3	24%	41%	−0.35
2022/23	158	40.9	37%	51%	+0.14

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

North Huddersfield Trust SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic College
1.4 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
1.4 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Rastrick High School
3.7 km · Calderdale

Remains Good · improving2023

2.0applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
4.0 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
King James's School
4.4 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Salendine Nook High School
4.7 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Newsome Academy
4.7 km · Kirklees

Good2024

2.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Moor End Academy
4.9 km · Kirklees

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136502 · 382/4801
Trust: The North Huddersfield Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 995 on roll
Free school meals: 52.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Fartown High School (URN 107759)
Address: Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources