Fields Rise School
Fields Rise, Kirkeaton, Huddersfield, HD5 0LZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki-Ann Brownsell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 24
- Pupils on roll
- 21
- URN
- 149574
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Telephone
- 01484976054
About this school
Fields Rise School is an independent special school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 21 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Fields Rise School under its current framework. 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
Fields Rise School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Fields Rise 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
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
- 21
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southgate School1.8 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Pivot Academy2.1 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
Woodley School and College2.3 miles
Special schools · Huddersfield
-
University of Huddersfield2.4 miles
Universities · Huddersfield
-
Hollybank School2.4 miles
Special schools · Mirfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
- Barraclough Hall School Special schools
- Castle Hill School Academies
- Edan Court School Special schools
- Fable House Special schools
- Joseph Norton Academy Academies
- Pivot Academy Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Fields Rise School teach?
- Fields Rise School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Fields Rise School?
- The headteacher of Fields Rise School is Mrs Vikki-Ann Brownsell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fields Rise School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fields Rise School 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 Fields Rise School?
- Fields Rise School has 21 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Fields Rise School full?
- Fields Rise School has capacity for 24 pupils and 21 on roll (88%), 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 Fields Rise School a faith school?
- No. Fields Rise School has no designated religious character.
- What are Fields Rise School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fields Rise 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 24 July 2026.