Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Nether Hall Avenue, Huddersfield, HD5 9PG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Johnson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Federation
- Netherhall Learning Campus
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 955
- Pupils on roll
- 823
- URN
- 107756
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484382140
About this school
Netherhall Learning Campus High School is a community secondary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 823 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 125 | 142 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 39.3 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 -0.49 to +0.01 | -0.09 -0.32 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 31.7% | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 57% | 53.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 9.9% | 16.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Netherhall Learning Campus High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 810 |
| 2023/24 | 855 |
| 2024/25 | 855 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Netherhall Learning Campus High School compares
Netherhall Learning Campus High School ranked 22nd of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 10.1% | 52.2% | 823 | — |
| North Huddersfield Trust School | 35.7 | 9.5% | 52.8% | 995 | 0.9 miles |
| All Saints Catholic College | 44.9 | 7.2% | 31.3% | 899 | 1.7 miles |
| King James's School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 27.5% | 1,055 | 1.9 miles |
| Newsome Academy | 44.1 | 6.9% | 46.1% | 824 | 2.4 miles |
| Royds Hall, A Share Academy | 46.8 | 6.2% | 43.7% | 853 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.2%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.08%
- Persistent absence
- 30.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Huddersfield Trust School0.9 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
All Saints Catholic College1.7 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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King James's School1.9 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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Newsome Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Royds Hall, A Share Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Netherhall Learning Campus High School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Colne Valley High School Secondary
- King James's School Secondary
- Moor End Academy Secondary
- Newsome Academy Secondary
- North Huddersfield Trust School Secondary
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy Secondary
- Salendine Nook High School Secondary
- Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondary
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Netherhall Learning Campus High School teach?
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Netherhall Learning Campus High School?
- The executive headteacher of Netherhall Learning Campus High School is Mrs Heather Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Netherhall Learning Campus High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Netherhall Learning Campus High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Netherhall Learning Campus High School?
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School has 823 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Netherhall Learning Campus High School full?
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School has capacity for 955 pupils and 823 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Netherhall Learning Campus High School a faith school?
- No. Netherhall Learning Campus High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Netherhall Learning Campus High School a selective school?
- No. Netherhall Learning Campus High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Netherhall Learning Campus High School?
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School is part of the Netherhall Learning Campus federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Netherhall Learning Campus High School have?
- The schools register lists Netherhall Learning Campus High School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Netherhall Learning Campus High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Netherhall Learning Campus High School rank locally?
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School ranked 22nd of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Netherhall Learning Campus High School's absence rate?
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Netherhall Learning Campus High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Netherhall Learning Campus High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.