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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 11 February 2016Graded 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 entry724 applications · 263 places offered · 329 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 2.8; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 2.4; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2018 2.6; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2017 2.0; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2016 2.0; Kirklees median median 1.7
- 2015 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2014 2.2; 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 | 263 | 724 | 2.8 | 329 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2025 | 264 | 729 | 2.8 | 322 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2024 | 280 | 698 | 2.5 | 308 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2023 | 279 | 710 | 2.5 | 323 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2022 | 270 | 691 | 2.6 | 289 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 269 | 761 | 2.8 | 347 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2020 | 271 | 769 | 2.8 | 341 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2019 | 275 | 648 | 2.4 | 281 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2018 | 266 | 687 | 2.6 | 346 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2017 | 272 | 555 | 2.0 | 254 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 272 | 541 | 2.0 | 247 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 | 274 | 520 | 1.9 | 257 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 262 | 585 | 2.2 | 272 | 1.04 |
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.) | 279 | 52.6 | 56% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 282 | 50.9 | 55% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 277 | 49.9 | 52% | 76% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 271 | 51.3 | 51% | 75% | +0.27 |
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
- Salendine Nook High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · KirkleesGood20232.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · KirkleesOutstanding20241.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · CalderdaleGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · KirkleesSome aspects not as strong20251.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · KirkleesGood20242.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Kirklees20261.4applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · KirkleesGood20222.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · CalderdaleSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137869 · 382/4013
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,436 pupils · 1,419 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2012
- Replaced
- Salendine Nook High School (URN 107757)
- Address
- New Hey Road, Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources