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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 |
Inspection history
- 12 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 5 November 2019Graded 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 entry367 applications · 206 places offered · 220 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 2.1; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2018 2.1; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2017 2.1; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2016 1.7; Kirklees median median 1.7
- 2015 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2014 2.0; 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 | 206 | 367 | 1.8 | 220 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 | 207 | 335 | 1.6 | 197 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 213 | 418 | 2.0 | 233 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 | 213 | 393 | 1.9 | 195 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 207 | 395 | 1.9 | 221 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 210 | 437 | 2.1 | 249 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2020 | 207 | 401 | 1.9 | 222 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 186 | 381 | 2.1 | 225 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2018 | 178 | 370 | 2.1 | 212 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2017 | 177 | 363 | 2.1 | 238 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2016 | 177 | 301 | 1.7 | 205 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2015 | 176 | 324 | 1.8 | 218 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 356 | 2.0 | 232 | 1.29 |
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.) | 208 | 43.3 | 37% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 210 | 48.5 | 47% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 211 | 46.8 | 51% | 65% | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 191 | 48.2 | 52% | 71% | −0.12 |
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
- King James's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20241.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · KirkleesGood20242.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Kirklees2026
- 3.6 km · KirkleesRemains Good20232.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · Kirklees20261.4applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · KirkleesOutstanding20241.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · KirkleesGood20232.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · KirkleesOutstanding20231.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 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
- 138706 · 382/4000
- Trust
- King James's School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 1,055 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- King James's School (URN 107754)
- Address
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources