43%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
26%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
35.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
9%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
561.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,039
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 12/05/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of North Huddersfield Trust School · Secondary · Kirklees
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
43%
+2pp
51%45%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
26%
+2pp
37%27%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
Attainment 8
35.7
+0.4
40.938.035.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.7
EBacc entry
9%
-12pp
20%15%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
EBacc APS
561.8
+102.6
561.8443.2324.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 561.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,039
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ
Local authority
Kirklees
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43% | 26% | 35.7 | Not applicable | 9% | 561.8 | 20% | 1,039 |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 24% | 35.3 | -0.35 | 20% | 459.2 | 23% | 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 37% | 40.9 | +0.14 | 13% | 532.2 | 21% | 920 |
| 2021/22 | 40% | 20% | 35.8 | -0.44 | 18% | 468.2 | 23% | 899 |
| 2018/19 | 39% | 16% | 35.1 | -0.53 | 9% | 324.5 | 16% | 724 |
| 2017/18 | 44% | 24% | 35.7 | -0.28 | 16% | 271.5 | 24% | 670 |
| 2016/17 | 39% | 19% | 38.9 | +0.09 | 12% | — | 27% | 617 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,039 | 15.6 | 19% | 32% | 53% | 9% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 1,000 | 16.4 | 17% | 36% | 50% | 9% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 920 | 14.8 | 18% | 35% | 52% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 899 | 15.2 | 18% | 36% | 52% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 846 | 16.0 | 16% | 37% | 52% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 724 | 15.5 | 20% | 38% | 53% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 670 | 14.0 | 25% | 39% | 52% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 617 | 12.7 | 26% | 37% | 55% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.