Salendine Nook High School
New Hey Road, Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HERITAGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Jenny Hornsby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,436
- Pupils on roll
- 1,419
- URN
- 137869
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484657541
About this school
Salendine Nook High School is a secondary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,419 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 271 | 277 | 282 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.3 | 49.9 | 50.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 +0.10 to +0.44 | +0.21 +0.04 to +0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 51.6% | 54.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 75.5% | 74.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 62.5% | 64.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
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 Salendine Nook 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 | 51.3 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.9 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.9 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,403 |
| 2023/24 | 1,413 |
| 2024/25 | 1,401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Salendine Nook High School compares
Salendine Nook High School ranked 4th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.9 | 6.4% | 22.1% | 1,419 | — |
| Royds Hall, A Share Academy | 46.8 | 6.2% | 43.7% | 853 | 1.0 miles |
| Moor End Academy | 45.9 | 6.7% | 47.9% | 1,053 | 1.9 miles |
| The Brooksbank School | 50.7 | 8% | 28.5% | 1,446 | 2.0 miles |
| Colne Valley High School | 42.4 | 9% | 25% | 1,360 | 2.1 miles |
| Newsome Academy | 44.1 | 6.9% | 46.1% | 824 | 2.8 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)
- 22.13%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royds Hall, A Share Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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Moor End Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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The Brooksbank School2.0 miles
Secondary · Elland
-
Colne Valley High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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Newsome Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Salendine Nook High School ranks 2nd 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
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School Secondary
- Newsome Academy Secondary
- North Huddersfield Trust School Secondary
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy 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 Salendine Nook High School teach?
- Salendine Nook High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the principal of Salendine Nook High School?
- The principal of Salendine Nook High School is Jenny Hornsby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Salendine Nook High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Salendine Nook 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 Salendine Nook High School?
- Salendine Nook High School has 1,419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Salendine Nook High School full?
- Salendine Nook High School has capacity for 1,436 pupils and 1,419 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Salendine Nook High School a faith school?
- No. Salendine Nook High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Salendine Nook High School a selective school?
- No. Salendine Nook High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Salendine Nook High School?
- Salendine Nook High School is part of HERITAGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Salendine Nook High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.3 in 2022/23 and 50.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Salendine Nook High School rank locally?
- Salendine Nook High School ranked 4th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Salendine Nook High School's absence rate?
- Salendine Nook High School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Salendine Nook High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Salendine Nook 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 1 July 2026.