Newsome Academy
Castle Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Watkin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 824
- URN
- 147888
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484516712
About this school
Newsome Academy is a secondary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 824 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 103 | 139 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.0 | 41.6 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.12 to +0.48 | -0.19 -0.44 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 33.1% | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 61.2% | 59.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 77% | 57.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Newsome 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 | 41 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 700 |
| 2023/24 | 753 |
| 2024/25 | 801 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newsome Academy compares
Newsome Academy ranked 16th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 6.9% | 46.1% | 824 | — |
| Moor End Academy | 45.9 | 6.7% | 47.9% | 1,053 | 1.0 miles |
| Honley High School | 50.6 | 9.1% | 23% | 1,240 | 1.2 miles |
| Royds Hall, A Share Academy | 46.8 | 6.2% | 43.7% | 853 | 1.8 miles |
| King James's School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 27.5% | 1,055 | 1.9 miles |
| Colne Valley High School | 42.4 | 9% | 25% | 1,360 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.07%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 18.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moor End Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Honley High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Holmfirth
-
Royds Hall, A Share Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
King James's School1.9 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Colne Valley High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Newsome Academy ranks 7th 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
- 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 Newsome Academy teach?
- Newsome Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Newsome Academy?
- The headteacher of Newsome Academy is Mr Dean Watkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newsome Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newsome 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 Newsome Academy?
- Newsome Academy has 824 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Newsome Academy full?
- Newsome Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 824 on roll (92%), 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 Newsome Academy a faith school?
- No. Newsome Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Newsome Academy a selective school?
- No. Newsome Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Newsome Academy?
- Newsome Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Newsome Academy have?
- The schools register lists Newsome Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newsome Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newsome Academy rank locally?
- Newsome Academy ranked 16th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newsome Academy's absence rate?
- Newsome Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newsome Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newsome 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 10 July 2026.