Schools in Dewsbury

About schools in Dewsbury

Dewsbury lists 31 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

57%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 13 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

42.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Flatts Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools19

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Boothroyd Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Carlton Junior and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  0%

  expected standard
• Diamond Wood Community Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 7

• Earlsheaton Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Eastborough Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Orchard Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Overthorpe CofE Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Pentland Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 7

• Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• St John’s CE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  32%

  expected standard
• Thornhill Junior and Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 7

• Westmoor Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Manor Croft Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  47.8

  Attainment 8
• St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  34.8

  Attainment 8
• Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  43.6

  Attainment 8
• Westborough High School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  42.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Ethos College

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 14 to 16

• Ravenshall School

  Community special school · Ages 5 to 19

Independent schools5

• Al-Furqaan Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Madni Academy

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16 · Girls

• Paradise Primary School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Rida Boys High School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

• The Branch Christian School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

Common questions about schools in Dewsbury

How many schools does Dewsbury have?

OfferDay lists 31 schools in Dewsbury, including 19 primary schools and five independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Dewsbury?

Every school in Dewsbury is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Dewsbury ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Dewsbury where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.