Kirkburton Middle School
Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 10 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Taylor
- Sponsor
- The Mast Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 501
- Pupils on roll
- 495
- URN
- 143791
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484222737
About this school
Kirkburton Middle School is a middle academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 10 to 13 and has 495 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kirkburton Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 169 | 160 | 163 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 66% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Kirkburton Middle 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 | 65% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 502 |
| 2024/25 | 502 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirkburton Middle School compares
Kirkburton Middle School ranked 57th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.7% | 13.8% | 495 | — |
| Scissett Middle School | 59% | 5.7% | 14.5% | 592 | 3.3 miles |
| Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School | — | 4.5% | 18.3% | 117 | 0.3 miles |
| Highburton CofE First Academy | — | 2.9% | 6.4% | 161 | 0.5 miles |
| Shelley First School | — | 3.6% | 3.5% | 159 | 1.2 miles |
| Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | 81% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 422 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 16 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.75%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 8.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scissett Middle School3.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Huddersfield
-
Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School0.3 miles
Primary · Kirkburton
-
Highburton CofE First Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Shelley First School1.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Kirkburton Middle School ranks 16th of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kirkburton Middle School teach?
- Kirkburton Middle School teaches children aged 10 to 13. It is a middle school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkburton Middle School?
- The headteacher of Kirkburton Middle School is Mr Chris Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kirkburton Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirkburton Middle 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 Kirkburton Middle School?
- Kirkburton Middle School has 495 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 13.
- Is Kirkburton Middle School full?
- Kirkburton Middle School has capacity for 501 pupils and 495 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 Kirkburton Middle School a faith school?
- No. Kirkburton Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kirkburton Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Kirkburton Middle School is part of THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kirkburton Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirkburton Middle School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Kirkburton Middle School ranked 57th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirkburton Middle School's absence rate?
- Kirkburton Middle School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirkburton Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkburton Middle 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 10 July 2026.