Moor End Academy
Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- Principal
- Mrs Natasha Carman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,053
- URN
- 137500
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484222230
About this school
Moor End Academy is a secondary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,053 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 204 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 46.1 | 45.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.78 +0.58 to +0.98 | +0.45 +0.25 to +0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 46.1% | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 61.8% | 65.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 10.3% | 10.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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 Moor End Academy 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 | 48 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 1,065 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moor End Academy compares
Moor End Academy ranked 13th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.9 | 6.7% | 47.9% | 1,053 | — |
| Newsome Academy | 44.1 | 6.9% | 46.1% | 824 | 1.0 miles |
| Royds Hall, A Share Academy | 46.8 | 6.2% | 43.7% | 853 | 1.0 miles |
| Colne Valley High School | 42.4 | 9% | 25% | 1,360 | 1.4 miles |
| Salendine Nook High School | 50.9 | 6.4% | 22.1% | 1,419 | 1.9 miles |
| Honley High School | 50.6 | 9.1% | 23% | 1,240 | 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)
- 47.89%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newsome Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Royds Hall, A Share Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Colne Valley High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Salendine Nook High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Honley High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Holmfirth
Other schools in Huddersfield
Moor End Academy ranks 5th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Colne Valley High School Secondary
- King James's School Secondary
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School 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 Moor End Academy teach?
- Moor End Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the principal of Moor End Academy?
- The principal of Moor End Academy is Mrs Natasha Carman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moor End Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moor End Academy, 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 Moor End Academy?
- Moor End Academy has 1,053 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Moor End Academy full?
- Moor End Academy has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 1,053 on roll (105%), 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 Moor End Academy a faith school?
- No. Moor End Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Moor End Academy a selective school?
- No. Moor End Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Moor End Academy?
- Moor End Academy is part of SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Moor End Academy have?
- The schools register lists Moor End Academy's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Moor End Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 45.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moor End Academy rank locally?
- Moor End Academy ranked 13th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moor End Academy's absence rate?
- Moor End Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moor End Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moor End Academy'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.