Secondary schools in Kirklees
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Kirklees has 27 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 5,003 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 16% in a school sixth form, 33% at a sixth form college, 35% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 42% of students in Kirklees went to university (England 37%), and 20% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.4 against 46.1 for England; 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Kirklees against England
| Measure | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 5,003 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Kirklees
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (27)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | 899 | 93% | 4% | 40% | 3% | — | 44.9 | 38% |
| Batley Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,415 | 91% | 43% | 29% | 1% | 54% | 46.9 | 41% |
| Batley Grammar SchoolFree schools | 980 | 90% | 33% | 43% | 3% | — | 45.5 | 43% |
| BBG AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,049 | 89% | 28% | 40% | 4% | — | 46.8 | 54% |
| Castle Hall AcademyAcademy converter | 863 | 83% | 23% | 43% | 1% | — | 46.9 | 39% |
| Colne Valley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,360 | 76% | 4% | 30% | 10% | — | 42.4 | 34% |
| Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,522 | 97% | 64% | 3% | 1% | 65% | 80.2 | 100% |
| Holmfirth High SchoolCommunity school | 1,328 | 87% | 5% | 21% | 5% | — | 58.6 | 75% |
| Honley High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,240 | 86% | 2% | 25% | 9% | — | 50.6 | 55% |
| King James's SchoolAcademy converter | 1,055 | 84% | 2% | 27% | 10% | — | 48.5 | 47% |
| Kirkburton Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 495 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manor Croft AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,032 | 78% | 14% | 49% | 8% | — | 47.8 | 55% |
| Moor End AcademyAcademy converter | 1,053 | 95% | 2% | 42% | 2% | — | 45.9 | 45% |
| Netherhall Learning Campus High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 823 | 86% | 11% | 49% | 2% | 62% | 41.0 | 38% |
| Newsome AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 824 | 87% | 2% | 45% | 3% | — | 44.1 | 46% |
| North Huddersfield Trust SchoolFoundation school | 995 | 88% | 3% | 48% | 1% | — | 35.7 | 26% |
| Royds Hall, A Share AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 853 | 83% | 4% | 40% | 5% | — | 46.8 | 43% |
| Salendine Nook High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,419 | 82% | 4% | 24% | 8% | — | 50.9 | 55% |
| Scissett Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shelley College, A Share AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,274 | 87% | 30% | 31% | 5% | 53% | 51.3 | 60% |
| Spen Valley High SchoolFoundation school | 958 | 72% | 9% | 36% | 6% | — | 35.7 | 24% |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 992 | 74% | 16% | 52% | 10% | 24% | 34.8 | 25% |
| The Mirfield Free GrammarAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,300 | 88% | 24% | 28% | 6% | 52% | 47.8 | 49% |
| Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | 902 | 85% | 17% | 42% | 3% | — | 43.6 | 38% |
| Upper Batley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 784 | 83% | 14% | 45% | 3% | — | 44.1 | 42% |
| Westborough High SchoolFoundation school | 900 | 82% | 19% | 51% | 2% | — | 42.6 | 36% |
| Whitcliffe Mount, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | 1,228 | 78% | 17% | 45% | 8% | — | 42.7 | 45% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (15)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhead Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 66% | — | — |
| Huddersfield New Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 48% | — | — |
| Kirklees Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | — | — |
| Brian Jackson Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0% |
| Cambridge Street Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.9 | 20% |
| Huddersfield Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 493 | — | — | — | — | — | 60.8 | 73% |
| Madni Academyindependent · Other independent school | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.7 | 53% |
| Rida Girls High Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.6 | 55% |
| Fairfield Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 139 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Pivot Academyspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0% |
| Ravenshall Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 212 | 89% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Southgate Schoolspecial · Community special school | 182 | 85% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Woodley School and Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 186 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Castle Hill Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 130 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Joseph Norton Academystate · Academy special converter | 62 | 56% | 0% | 56% | 0% | — | 4.3 | 0% |