Southgate School
Southfield Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Ruth Cranmer
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 107801
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484504544
About this school
Southgate School is a community special school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southgate School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 82.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -8.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.6 | 0.6 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.70 -2.33 to -1.06 | -1.59 -2.28 to -0.89 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |
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 Southgate 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 | 0% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.6 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.6 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.25%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.18%
- Persistent absence
- 31.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodley School and College1.2 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
University of Huddersfield1.6 miles
Universities · Huddersfield
-
Fields Rise School1.8 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Castle Hill School2.0 miles
Academies · Huddersfield
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ES Independent School Kirklees2.1 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Huddersfield
- Barraclough Hall School Special schools
- Castle Hill School Academies
- Edan Court School Special schools
- Fable House Special schools
- Fields Rise School Special schools
- Joseph Norton Academy Academies
- Pivot Academy Special schools
- Woodley School and College Special schools
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Southgate School teach?
- Southgate School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Southgate School?
- The headteacher of Southgate School is Ms Ruth Cranmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southgate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southgate 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 many pupils are at Southgate School?
- Southgate School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Southgate School full?
- Southgate School has capacity for 164 pupils and 182 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Southgate School a faith school?
- No. Southgate School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Southgate School have?
- The schools register lists Southgate School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Southgate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Southgate School's absence rate?
- Southgate School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southgate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southgate 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.