Report card · inspected Feb 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong 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
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Inspection history
- 10 February 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
- 16 November 2021Graded 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 entryYear 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 2024 | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 7 | 0.54 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Kirkburton Middle SchoolThis schoolThis school2026
- 3.3 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade202451.8Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · KirkleesStandards maintained2025
- 5.6 km · KirkleesRemains Good20232.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · KirkleesOutstanding20231.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20241.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · KirkleesGood20242.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · KirkleesGood20231.4applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143791 · 382/4054
- Capacity
- 501 pupils · 495 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2016
- Replaced
- Kirkburton Middle School (URN 107773)
- Address
- Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources