OFSTED
9 June 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kirklees
Trust
The Dewsbury Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
900
900 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
381
42.3% of pupils
Male pupils
519
57.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.6 pts
above England
School
48.4%
Kirklees
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
21.1 pts
above England
School
41.4%
Kirklees
22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kirklees
0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
69.2%
623
White British
10.8%
97
Indian
4.0%
36
White and Asian
3.9%
35
Any other White background
3.8%
34
Any other Asian background
3.1%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.9%
215 of
900 pupils
3.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.6
3.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.17 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.67 pts
higher than
England
School
9.89%
Kirklees
6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.88 pts
higher than
England
School
30.70%
Kirklees
15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.57 pts
higher than
England
School
3.38%
Kirklees
1.53%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
7.7 pts
above England
Westborough High School
100.0%
Kirklees
99.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.