Who inspects schools in Kirkburton?

Every school in Kirkburton 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.

Which are the best schools in Kirkburton?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Kirkburton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in Kirkburton

Kirkburton has 1 school listed on OfferDay. It is in the Kirklees local authority area.

About schools in Kirkburton

OfferDay lists one school in Kirkburton, a primary school.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. 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 each primary school's key stage 2 scores. 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.

Primary schools1

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

Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 10

Schools near Kirkburton

With only one school listed in Kirkburton itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 60 schools closest to the centre of Kirkburton by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School, about 0.0 miles away.

Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School
Primary · Kirkburton

0.0 miles
Kirkburton Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Huddersfield

0.3 miles
Highburton CofE First Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

0.7 miles
Shelley First School
Primary · Huddersfield

1.0 miles
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Huddersfield

1.5 miles
Lepton CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

1.8 miles
Shepley First School
Primary · Huddersfield

1.9 miles
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Secondary · Huddersfield

1.9 miles
King James's School
Secondary · Huddersfield

2.2 miles
Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School
Primary · Huddersfield

2.2 miles
Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
Primary · Huddersfield

2.3 miles
Cumberworth CofE First School
Primary · Huddersfield

2.5 miles
Grange Moor Primary School
Primary · Wakefield

2.5 miles
Southgate School
Special schools · Huddersfield

2.5 miles
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

2.5 miles
Skelmanthorpe Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

2.5 miles
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary · Huddersfield

2.6 miles
Hill View Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

2.7 miles
Emley First School
Primary · Huddersfield

2.9 miles
Flockton CofE (C) First School
Primary · Wakefield

2.9 miles
Denby Dale First and Nursery School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.0 miles
Birdsedge First School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.0 miles
Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary · Holmfirth

3.0 miles
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.2 miles
Dalton School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.2 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

3.2 miles
Scissett Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Huddersfield

3.2 miles
Joseph Norton Academy
Academies · Huddersfield

3.2 miles
Scissett Church of England Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

3.4 miles
New Mill Junior School
Primary · Holmfirth

3.4 miles
Honley High School
Secondary · Holmfirth

3.4 miles
Holmfirth High School
Secondary · Holmfirth

3.5 miles
Woodley School and College
Special schools · Huddersfield

3.5 miles
New Mill Infant School
Primary · Holmfirth

3.5 miles
Moldgreen Community Primary School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.5 miles
Fields Rise School
Special schools · Huddersfield

3.7 miles
Castle Hill School
Academies · Huddersfield

3.7 miles
Hillside Primary School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.7 miles
Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Holmfirth

3.8 miles
Edan Court School
Special schools · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Newsome Junior Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Newsome Academy
Secondary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Kirkheaton Primary School
Primary · Huddersfield

3.8 miles
Kaye's Academy
Primary · Huddersfield

3.9 miles
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Secondary · Huddersfield

3.9 miles
University of Huddersfield
Universities · Huddersfield

3.9 miles
Netherthong Primary School
Primary · Holmfirth

4.1 miles
Fable House
Special schools · Huddersfield

4.1 miles
Kirklees College
16 plus · Huddersfield

4.1 miles
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
Primary · Holmfirth

4.2 miles
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · Huddersfield

4.2 miles
Hopton Primary School
Primary · Mirfield

4.3 miles
Hepworth Junior and Infant School
Primary · Holmfirth

4.3 miles
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Huddersfield

4.4 miles
Netherton Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Huddersfield

4.4 miles
ES Independent School Kirklees
Independent schools

4.5 miles

Common questions about schools in Kirkburton

How many schools are in Kirkburton?: OfferDay lists one school in Kirkburton, a primary school.
Who inspects schools in Kirkburton?: Every school in Kirkburton 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.
Which are the best schools in Kirkburton?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Kirkburton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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 29 June 2026.