Best Primary Schools in Huddersfield

We checked all 66 primary schools in Huddersfield, Kirklees, and list every one: 36 ranked, then 30 without a rank.

Schools checked
66
Ranked
36
Without a rank
30

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Huddersfield. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Huddersfield also has 12 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kirklees. Kirklees also has rankings for Dewsbury, Batley, Holmfirth, Mirfield and all of Kirklees.

Ranked primary schools in Huddersfield

  1. Rank 1

    Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School

    Local authority maintained, 201 pupils, inspected November 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    17%
  2. Rank 2

    Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 422 pupils, inspected March 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    6%
  3. Rank 3

    Lepton CofE Primary Academy

    Academy, 167 pupils, inspected December 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    6%
  4. Rank 4

    Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

    Local authority maintained, 167 pupils, inspected December 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    9%
  5. Rank 5

    Clough Head Junior and Infant School

    Local authority maintained, 77 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    9%
  6. Rank 6

    Lindley Junior School

    Academy, 495 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    7%
  7. Rank 6

    Marsden Junior School

    Academy, 165 pupils, inspected January 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    3%
  8. Rank 6

    Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 639 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    7%
  9. Rank 9

    Lowerhouses CofE Primary School

    Academy, 199 pupils, inspected June 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    4%
  10. Rank 10

    Beaumont Primary Academy

    Free school, 681 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    4%
  11. Rank 11

    Kirkburton Middle School

    Academy, 495 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    2%
  12. Rank 12

    St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

    Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected December 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    8%
  13. Rank 13

    Birkby Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 541 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    6%
  14. Rank 14

    Hillside Primary School

    Academy, 302 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    5%
  15. Rank 15

    St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy, 398 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    10%
  16. Rank 16

    Moldgreen Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 338 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    11%
  17. Rank 17

    Scissett Middle School

    Academy, 592 pupils, inspected October 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    7%
  18. Rank 18

    Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School

    Local authority maintained, 75 pupils, inspected April 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    0%
  19. Rank 19

    Hill View Academy

    Academy, 216 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    4%
  20. Rank 20

    Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 327 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    4%
  21. Rank 21

    Brambles Primary Academy

    Free school, 382 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    3%
  22. Rank 22

    Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy, 234 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    7%
  23. Rank 23

    South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 228 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    5%
  24. Rank 24

    Nields Academy

    Academy, 155 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    8%
  25. Rank 25

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy, 310 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    0%
  26. Rank 26

    Dalton School

    Local authority maintained, 487 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    0%
  27. Rank 27

    Kirkheaton Primary School

    Academy, 335 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    2%
  28. Rank 28

    Newsome Junior Academy

    Academy, 215 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    2%
  29. Rank 29

    Ashbrow School

    Local authority maintained, 414 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    2%
  30. Rank 30

    Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 250 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    42%
    Higher standard
    1%
  31. Rank 31

    Christ Church CE Academy

    Academy, 194 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    4%
  32. Rank 32

    Oak CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 353 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    41%
    Higher standard
    2%
  33. Rank 33

    Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy

    Academy, 166 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%
  34. Rank 34

    Wellhouse Junior and Infant School

    Local authority maintained, 76 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    36%
    Higher standard
    0%
  35. Rank 35

    Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School

    Local authority maintained, 186 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    4%
  36. Rank 36

    All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 183 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Huddersfield without a rank