Pivot Academy
Technology House, Alexandra Court, Huddersfield, HD2 1GN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Katie Lockwood
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 144857
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484295350
About this school
Pivot Academy is an independent special school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Pivot Academy under its current framework. 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
Pivot Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 31 | 27 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 7.4% | 2.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Pivot 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 | 3.2 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.1 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 90
- Pupils on SEN support
- 14
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highbury School1.5 miles
Special schools · Brighouse
-
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form1.8 miles
Special schools · Brighouse
-
Fields Rise School2.1 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
The Mount School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Huddersfield
-
Barraclough Hall School2.2 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
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
- Southgate School 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
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 137 to 250 recorded 25 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Pivot Academy teach?
- Pivot Academy teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Pivot Academy?
- The headteacher of Pivot Academy is Ms Katie Lockwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pivot Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pivot Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Pivot Academy?
- Pivot Academy has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Pivot Academy full?
- Pivot Academy has capacity for 250 pupils and 124 on roll (50%), so it has space against 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 Pivot Academy a faith school?
- No. Pivot Academy has no designated religious character.
- How have Pivot Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.2 in 2022/23 and 4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pivot Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pivot 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 25 July 2026.