How many schools are in Kirklees?

OfferDay lists 203 schools in Kirklees, including 144 primary schools and 24 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Kirklees?

Every school in Kirklees is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Kirklees?

OfferDay ranks schools in Kirklees where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Kirklees local authority?

OfferDay groups the Kirklees schools across 14 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Kirklees local authority

Kirklees has 203 schools listed on OfferDay across 14 towns.

1 nursery school · 144 primary schools · 2 middle schools · 24 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 16 special and alternative provision schools · 11 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Kirklees

Most of the 203 schools listed in Kirklees are primary schools. Its 24 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Kirklees keeps a three-tier system, so two middle schools sit between the primary and secondary stages.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 60%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 107 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 46.7; average Attainment 8 score, across the 27 schools with published results

Top schools in Kirklees

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Meltham Moor Primary School 90%
2 Netherthong Primary School 84%
3 Warwick Road Primary School 83%
4 St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School 83%
5 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 81%
6 Heckmondwike Primary Academy 78%
7 Lepton CofE Primary Academy 78%
8 Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School 77%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Kirklees.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

ES Independent School Kirklees
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 19

Common questions about schools in Kirklees

How many schools are in Kirklees?: OfferDay lists 203 schools in Kirklees, including 144 primary schools and 24 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Kirklees?: Every school in Kirklees is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Kirklees?: OfferDay ranks schools in Kirklees where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Kirklees local authority?: OfferDay groups the Kirklees schools across 14 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 25 July 2026.