Academy sponsor led · Kirklees

Newsome Academy

11–16Ages
824Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147888URN

Castle Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 above Kirklees median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective

359 applications for 136 places · 10th of 24 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.9of 90

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

21st of 25 in Kirklees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Kirklees median (2.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

359 applications · 136 places offered · 118 named it first

2026 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Kirklees median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.0
2022 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Kirklees median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 4 of 5 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Newsome High School (URN 107761), the previous school.

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	136	359	2.6	118	0.87
Sep 2025	149	350	2.4	117	0.79
Sep 2024	154	354	2.3	115	0.75
Sep 2023	179	308	1.7	101	0.56
Sep 2022	130	281	2.2	83	0.64
Sep 2021 *	153	276	1.8	81	0.53
Sep 2020 *	190	267	1.4	70	0.37
Sep 2019 *	151	268	1.8	73	0.48
Sep 2018 *	91	229	2.5	69	0.76
Sep 2017 *	98	247	2.5	89	0.91
Sep 2016 *	107	211	2.0	87	0.81
Sep 2015 *	120	229	1.9	86	0.72
Sep 2014 *	122	231	1.9	115	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.921st of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%22nd of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Kirklees 63% England 66%

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	39.9	28%	49%	–
2024/25	143	44.1	46%	59%	–
2023/24	139	41.6	33%	61%	−0.19
2022/23	103	41.0	39%	54%	+0.18

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

Newsome AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Moor End Academy
1.6 km · Kirklees

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Honley High School
2.0 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
2.8 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
King James's School
3.1 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Colne Valley High School
3.8 km · Kirklees

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
3.9 km · Kirklees

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Salendine Nook High School
4.5 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
North Huddersfield Trust School
4.7 km · Kirklees

2026

1.4applications 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147888 · 382/4010
Trust: Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 824 on roll
Free school meals: 47.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 March 2021
Replaced: Newsome High School (URN 107761)
Address: Castle Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Local authority: Kirklees

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