Academy sponsor led · Kirklees

Royds Hall, A Share Academy

11–16Ages
853Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146327URN

Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.7 above Kirklees median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective

468 applications for 168 places · 7th of 24 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.7of 90

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

10th of 25 in Kirklees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Kirklees median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

468 applications · 168 places offered · 140 named it first

2026 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
2025 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.0
2024 3.5; Kirklees median median 2.2
2023 3.8; Kirklees median median 2.0
2022 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
2020 2.9; Kirklees median median 1.9
2019 3.2; Kirklees median median 1.9
2018 3.6; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Kirklees median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Royds Hall Community School (URN 107755), Beech Primary School (URN 107692), the previous school.

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

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	168	468	2.8	140	0.83
Sep 2025	163	464	2.9	120	0.74
Sep 2024	126	435	3.5	99	0.79
Sep 2023	109	416	3.8	86	0.79
Sep 2022	160	468	2.9	142	0.89
Sep 2021	170	481	2.8	116	0.68
Sep 2020	159	468	2.9	124	0.78
Sep 2019	145	468	3.2	118	0.81
Sep 2018 *	146	532	3.6	140	0.96
Sep 2017 *	143	476	3.3	169	1.18
Sep 2016 *	161	441	2.7	208	1.29
Sep 2015 *	153	464	3.0	179	1.17
Sep 2014 *	162	435	2.7	174	1.07

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

164 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.710th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%15th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Kirklees 63% England 66%

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)0.00

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	164	45.7	41%	65%	–
2024/25	172	46.8	43%	67%	–
2023/24	155	42.0	34%	62%	0.00
2022/23	166	40.2	31%	54%	+0.20

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

Royds Hall, A Share AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Salendine Nook High School
1.6 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Moor End Academy
1.7 km · Kirklees

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Newsome Academy
2.8 km · Kirklees

Good2024

2.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Colne Valley High School
3.0 km · Kirklees

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
North Huddersfield Trust School
4.0 km · Kirklees

2026

1.4applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
4.1 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
The Brooksbank School
4.6 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Honley High School
4.7 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146327 · 382/4006
Trust: Share Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 860 pupils · 853 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Royds Hall Community School (URN 107755); Beech Primary School (URN 107692)
Address: Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA
Local authority: Kirklees

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