Skip to content
OfferDay
Best schools Browse Guides Insights Answers Search

Secondary schools in Kirklees, ranked

The 25 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Heckmondwike Grammar School

    Academy converter

    80.2
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Holmfirth High School

    Community school

    58.6
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    51.3
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Salendine Nook High School

    Academy converter

    50.9
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Honley High School

    Academy converter

    50.6
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    King James's School

    Academy converter

    48.5
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Manor Croft Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    47.8
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    The Mirfield Free Grammar

    Academy converter

    47.8
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    Batley Girls' High School

    Academy converter

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Castle Hall Academy

    Academy converter

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    BBG Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.8
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Royds Hall, A Share Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.8
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Moor End Academy

    Academy converter

    45.9
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Batley Grammar School

    Free schools

    45.5
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    All Saints Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    44.9
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Newsome Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.1
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    Upper Batley High School

    Academy sponsor led

    44.1
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    43.6
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    42.7
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Westborough High School

    Foundation school

    42.6
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Colne Valley High School

    Academy sponsor led

    42.4
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    41.0
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    35.7
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Spen Valley High School

    Foundation school

    35.7
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    34.8
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Kirklees?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Heckmondwike Grammar School ranks first of 25 ranked secondary schools in Kirklees, with an average Attainment 8 score of 80.2. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Kirklees ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Kirklees?
25 secondary schools in Kirklees published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.