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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 20 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
- 12 February 2020Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry629 applications · 218 places offered · 197 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 3.0; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 2.7; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 2.7; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 3.2; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 3.3; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2018 3.8; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2017 4.0; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2016 3.8; Kirklees median median 1.7
- 2015 3.9; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2014 3.6; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 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 | 218 | 629 | 2.9 | 197 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 220 | 653 | 3.0 | 209 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 219 | 642 | 2.9 | 216 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 216 | 639 | 3.0 | 257 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2022 | 248 | 675 | 2.7 | 227 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 247 | 678 | 2.7 | 260 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2020 | 217 | 691 | 3.2 | 276 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2019 | 218 | 724 | 3.3 | 292 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2018 | 215 | 825 | 3.8 | 326 | 1.52 |
| Sep 2017 | 218 | 872 | 4.0 | 360 | 1.65 |
| Sep 2016 | 216 | 822 | 3.8 | 376 | 1.74 |
| Sep 2015 | 216 | 833 | 3.9 | 349 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2014 | 217 | 783 | 3.6 | 357 | 1.65 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 241 | 43.5 | 45% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 216 | 47.8 | 49% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 217 | 45.2 | 46% | 69% | −0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 216 | 49.0 | 57% | 71% | −0.03 |
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
- The Mirfield Free GrammarThis schoolThis schoolSome aspects not as strong20242.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · KirkleesGood20232.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Kirklees20262.9applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Kirklees20262.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.7 km · Kirklees20261.8applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · KirkleesGood20222.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · Kirklees20261.4applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136674 · 382/4040
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,505 pupils · 1,300 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form (URN 107764)
- Address
- Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources