Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HECKMONDWIKE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Roberts
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,522
- URN
- 136283
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924402202
About this school
Heckmondwike Grammar School is a secondary academy in Heckmondwike. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,522 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 211 | 207 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 77.1 | 78.5 | 80.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.78 +0.58 to +0.97 | +1.00 +0.80 to +1.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 99% | 99.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 99.5% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 35.7% | 34.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
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 Heckmondwike Grammar 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 | 77.1 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 78.5 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 80.2 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,520 |
| 2023/24 | 1,474 |
| 2024/25 | 1,468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heckmondwike Grammar School compares
Heckmondwike Grammar School ranked 1st of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | — |
| Spen Valley High School | 35.7 | 9.6% | 32.4% | 958 | 1.2 miles |
| Westborough High School | 42.6 | 9.9% | 46.7% | 900 | 1.3 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 34.8 | 12% | 43.5% | 992 | 1.4 miles |
| Upper Batley High School | 44.1 | 8.8% | 28.3% | 784 | 1.6 miles |
| Batley Girls' High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 31.1% | 1,415 | 1.9 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)
- 5.82%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 4.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spen Valley High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Liversedge
-
Westborough High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Upper Batley High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Batley
-
Batley Girls' High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Batley
Other schools in Heckmondwike
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Primary
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Brian Jackson College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Heckmondwike Grammar School teach?
- Heckmondwike Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Heckmondwike.
- Who is the headteacher of Heckmondwike Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Heckmondwike Grammar School is Mr Peter Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heckmondwike Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heckmondwike Grammar 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School?
- Heckmondwike Grammar School has 1,522 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Heckmondwike Grammar School full?
- Heckmondwike Grammar School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,522 on roll (109%), 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Heckmondwike Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Heckmondwike Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Heckmondwike Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Heckmondwike Grammar School?
- Heckmondwike Grammar School is part of HECKMONDWIKE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heckmondwike Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 77.1 in 2022/23 and 80.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heckmondwike Grammar School rank locally?
- Heckmondwike Grammar School ranked 1st of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heckmondwike Grammar School's absence rate?
- Heckmondwike Grammar School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heckmondwike Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heckmondwike Grammar 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 1 July 2026.