Best Secondary Schools in Kirklees

We checked all 33 secondary schools in Kirklees and list every one: 25 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked: 33
Ranked: 25
Without a rank: 8

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE 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 149 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kirklees. Kirklees also has rankings for Dewsbury and Huddersfield.

Ranked secondary schools in Kirklees

Rank 1
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, Local authority maintained, 1,328 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
74.7%
Rank 2
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, Academy, 1,274 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
51.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.6%
Rank 3
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike, Academy, Selective, 1,522 pupils, inspected April 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
80.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
99.5%
Rank 4
Honley High School
Holmfirth, Academy, 1,240 pupils, inspected October 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.2%
Rank 4
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, Academy, 1,053 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
45.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.9%
Rank 4
Salendine Nook High School
Huddersfield, Academy, 1,419 pupils, inspected February 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.6%
Rank 7
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, Academy, 1,032 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.8%
Rank 8
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, Academy, 1,049 pupils, inspected March 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
54%
Rank 9
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, Academy, 1,300 pupils, inspected February 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.6%
Rank 10
King James's School
Huddersfield, Academy, 1,055 pupils, inspected November 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.1%
Rank 11
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, Academy, 1,415 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
46.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.4%
Rank 12
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, Academy, 853 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
43%
Rank 13
Batley Grammar School
Batley, Free school, 980 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
43%
Rank 14
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, Academy, 824 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.5%
Rank 15
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, Academy, 863 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.8%
Rank 16
Upper Batley High School
Batley, Academy, 784 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
42%
Rank 17
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, Academy, 1,228 pupils, inspected December 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.5%
Rank 18
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, Local authority maintained, 899 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.9%
Rank 19
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, Academy, 902 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.1%
Rank 20
Westborough High School
Dewsbury, Local authority maintained, 900 pupils, inspected January 2012
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
36%
Rank 21
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, Academy, 1,360 pupils, inspected September 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
34%
Rank 22
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, Local authority maintained, 995 pupils, inspected April 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
35.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
25.8%
Rank 23
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, Local authority maintained, 958 pupils, inspected March 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
35.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.3%
Rank 24
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Huddersfield, Local authority maintained, 823 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
41.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.6%
Rank 25
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury, Academy, 992 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
34.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
25.3%

Secondary schools in Kirklees without a rank

Brian Jackson College
Heckmondwike, Independent, 74 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
0.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Cambridge Street School
Batley, Independent, 177 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
24.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
20%
ES Independent School Kirklees
Huddersfield, Independent, 52 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Good
Huddersfield Grammar School
Huddersfield, Independent, 493 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
60.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
72.7%
Madni Academy
Dewsbury, Independent, 215 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.9%
Rida Boys High School
Dewsbury, Independent, 58 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Rida Girls High School
Savile Town, Independent, 112 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.8%
The Branch Christian School
Dewsbury, Independent, 17 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good