Best Primary Schools in Kirklees
We checked all 149 primary schools in Kirklees and list every one: 97 ranked, then 52 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 149
- Ranked
- 97
- Without a rank
- 52
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 across Kirklees, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Kirklees also has 33 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 Batley, Dewsbury, Holmfirth, Huddersfield and Mirfield.
Ranked primary schools in Kirklees
Rank 1
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 2
Warwick Road Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 33%
Rank 3
Meltham Moor Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 90%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 4
- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 30%
Rank 5
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 6
Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 6
- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 8
- Expected standard
- 72%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 9
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 10
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 81%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 11
- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 12
Lepton CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 13
- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 14
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 15
Netherthong Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 84%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 16
- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 17
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 18
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 19
Clough Head Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 20
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 20
Upperthong Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 22
New Mill Junior School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 49%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 23
Fieldhead Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 24
Helme Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 25
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 26
Carlinghow Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 27
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 72%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 28
Mill Lane Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 28
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 30
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 31
Lindley Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 31
Marsden Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 31
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 34
Westmoor Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 35
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 61%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 36
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 37
- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 37
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 39
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 40
Beaumont Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 41
East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 42
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 42
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 44
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 45
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 46
Gomersal Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 47
Kirkburton Middle School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 48
- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 49
Birkby Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 49
Hopton Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 51
Hillside Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 51
Scholes Village Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 50%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 53
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 54
Birstall Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 54
Moldgreen Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 56
- Expected standard
- 47%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 57
Scissett Middle School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 58
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 59
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 60
Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Ofsted: Inadequate- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 60
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 62
Hill View Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 63
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 64
Overthorpe CofE Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 65
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 66
Brambles Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 67
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 68
- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 69
- Expected standard
- 51%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 70
Nields Academy
Ofsted: Inadequate- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 71
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 61%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 72
Howard Park Community School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 73
Thornhill Junior and Infant School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 74
Old Bank Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 47%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 75
Hartshead Junior and Infant School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 76
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 77
Dalton School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 78
Eastborough Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 79
Kirkheaton Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 47%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 80
Newsome Junior Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 80
- Expected standard
- 49%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 82
Ashbrow School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 83
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 42%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 84
Christ Church CE Academy
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 85
Orchard Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 43%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 86
Oak CofE Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 87
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 43%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 88
Boothroyd Primary Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 89
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 36%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 90
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 91
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 92
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 30%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 93
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 43%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 94
Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 25%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 95
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard- Expected standard
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 96
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 32%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 97
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Primary schools in Kirklees without a rank
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School
No Ofsted inspectionBerry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementBirdsedge First School
Ofsted: GoodBirkby Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: OutstandingCarlton Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 0%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Cumberworth CofE First School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to goodDenby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standardDenby Dale First and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodDiamond Wood Community Academy
Ofsted: GoodEarlsheaton Infant School
Ofsted: GoodEmley First School
Ofsted: OutstandingFixby Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: GoodFlockton CofE (C) First School
Ofsted judgements: GoodGrange Moor Primary School
Ofsted judgements: GoodHepworth Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: GoodHighburton CofE First Academy
Report card: Expected standard to strong standardHightown Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to strong standardHolme Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: GoodHyrstmount Junior School
Ofsted: GoodKaye's Academy
Report card: Expected standard to strong standardKirkburton CofE (VA) First School
Report card: Expected standardLindley Church of England Infant School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standardLinthwaite Clough Primary School
Ofsted: InadequateLuck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
No Ofsted inspection- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Manor Road Academy
Ofsted: GoodManorfield Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted judgements: GoodMarsden Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Requires improvementMoorlands Primary School
Ofsted: GoodNetherton Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodNew Mill Infant School
Ofsted: OutstandingParadise Primary School
Ofsted: GoodPentland Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodPurlwell Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodReinwood Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodReinwood Junior School
Ofsted: GoodRoberttown CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodScissett Church of England Academy
Ofsted judgements: OutstandingShaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standardShelley First School
Ofsted: GoodShepley First School
Ofsted: GoodSkelmanthorpe Academy
Ofsted: GoodSpring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstandingSt Aidan's Church of England Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstandingSt John’s CE Primary School
Ofsted judgements: GoodSt Thomas CE Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementThe Mount School
No Ofsted inspectionThurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
Ofsted judgements: GoodWindmill CofE Primary School
No Ofsted inspection