Schools in Kirklees
202 schools across 14 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 88 of 202 schools here that have a published grade.
Kirklees has 202 schools across 14 towns — 144 primary, 24 secondary, educating around 64,187 pupils. 82% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (72 of 88). There are currently 41 open teaching jobs in Kirklees. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Kirklees.
Kirkleeslocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Kirklees
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Kirklees
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Heckmondwike Grammar School80.2Attainment 8
- 2Holmfirth High School58.6Attainment 8
- 3Shelley College, A Share Academy51.3Attainment 8
- 4Salendine Nook High School50.9Attainment 8
- 5Honley High School50.6Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Kirklees
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Batley
Birkenshaw
Bradford
Cleckheaton
Dewsbury
Heckmondwike
Holmfirth
Huddersfield
Kirkburton
Kirklees
Liversedge
Mirfield
Slaithwaite
Wakefield
Outstanding Schools in Kirklees
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Holmfirth, Kirklees· HD9 7EB
211 pupils
KS2: 77% met expected standard
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Mirfield, Kirklees· WF14 9PD
420 pupils
KS2: 68% met expected standard
Emley First School
Huddersfield, Kirklees· HD8 9RT
130 pupils
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, Kirklees· HD9 7SE
1,329 pupils
Attainment 8: 58.6
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, Kirklees· HD4 5JA
1,065 pupils
Attainment 8: 45.9
Trust: SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
New Mill Infant School
Holmfirth, Kirklees· HD9 1LS
79 pupils
Trust: LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST