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Pivot Academy

Mixed · ages 5–18 · with sixth formKirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber · Huddersfield HD2 1GNSchool website
Pupils on roll
124of 250 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
46
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Pivot Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Pivot Academy is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 4.0, 0% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kirklees and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasurePivot AcademyKirkleesEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)4.046.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths2%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%38%41%
EBacc average point score0.214.064.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort31%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils51.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language22%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics3372%88%0%22%6%
English Language3270%89%0%20%3%
Biology49%23%45%
Business Studies24%18%20%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Childcare Skills1
Hospitality / Catering Studies1

Other secondary schools in Kirklees

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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.