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Best primary schools in Kirklees

99 of 147 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Kirklees schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Meltham Moor Primary School Holmfirth 90.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Netherthong Primary School Holmfirth 84.0% Good oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School Batley 83.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Warwick Road Primary School Batley 83.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield 81.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Heckmondwike Primary Academy Heckmondwike 78.0% Inadequate about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield 78.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Mirfield 77.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bradford 77.0% Good oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Holmfirth 77.0% Outstanding improving about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley 77.0% Good oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Helme Church of England Academy Holmfirth 77.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Nields Academy Huddersfield 77.0% Inadequate about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury 77.0% Good — approximate
15 Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Batley hidden gem 75.0% Good undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury 73.0% Good — approximate
17 Hopton Primary School Mirfield 73.0% Good declining about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Marsden Junior School Huddersfield 73.0% Good improving — approximate
19 Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School Huddersfield 73.0% Good about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School Huddersfield 72.0% Good improving oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Liversedge 72.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bradford 71.0% Requires improvement declining undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Holme Junior and Infant School Holmfirth 71.0% Good oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Batley 71.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Upperthong Junior and Infant School Holmfirth 71.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 Fieldhead Primary Academy Batley 70.0% Good improving about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Mill Lane Primary School Batley 70.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley 70.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley 69.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Liversedge 69.0% Good improving about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Cleckheaton 69.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Batley 68.0% Requires improvement about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Mirfield 68.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.24 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 Eastborough Academy Dewsbury 68.0% Requires improvement about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Lydgate Junior and Infant School Batley 68.0% Not judged about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Huddersfield 68.0% Good oversubscribed 1.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Dewsbury 68.0% Not judged about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School Batley 68.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 Hillside Primary School Huddersfield 67.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Beaumont Primary Academy Huddersfield 66.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Heckmondwike 66.0% Requires improvement about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Liversedge 66.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 Birstall Primary Academy Batley 65.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury 65.0% Good improving — approximate
45 Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School Holmfirth hidden gem 65.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Lindley Junior School Huddersfield 65.0% Good — approximate
47 Mount Pleasant Primary School Huddersfield 65.0% Good about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 Carlinghow Academy Batley 64.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 Clough Head Junior and Infant School Huddersfield 64.0% Good about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 Gomersal Primary School Cleckheaton 64.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
51 Hartshead Junior and Infant School Liversedge 64.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
52 Birkby Junior School Huddersfield 63.0% Good — approximate
53 Hill View Academy Huddersfield 63.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
54 Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy Huddersfield 63.0% — about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
55 Westmoor Primary School Dewsbury 63.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
56 Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Heckmondwike 62.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
57 Lowerhouses CofE Primary School Huddersfield 61.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
58 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield 61.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
59 St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Batley 60.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
60 Howard Park Community School Cleckheaton 59.0% Good oversubscribed 1.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
61 Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School Holmfirth 59.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
62 Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School Holmfirth 59.0% Requires improvement about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
63 St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield 59.0% Good about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
64 Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth 58.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
65 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Huddersfield 58.0% Good oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
66 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School Slaithwaite hidden gem 58.0% Good undersubscribed 0.58 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
67 Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Mirfield hidden gem 57.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
68 All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Huddersfield 56.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
69 Brambles Primary Academy Huddersfield 56.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
70 Moldgreen Community Primary School Huddersfield 55.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
71 Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury 55.0% Not judged about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
72 Ashbrow School Huddersfield 54.0% Not judged declining undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
73 Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Cleckheaton hidden gem 54.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
74 Newsome Junior Academy Huddersfield 53.0% Good — approximate
75 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield 53.0% Good oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
76 Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury 53.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
77 Dalton School Huddersfield 52.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
78 Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Liversedge 52.0% Not judged about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
79 Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield hidden gem 52.0% Good undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
80 South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Huddersfield 51.0% Good — approximate
81 Scholes Village Primary School Cleckheaton 50.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
82 New Mill Junior School Holmfirth 49.0% Outstanding — approximate
83 Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Batley 49.0% Good — approximate
84 Christ Church CE Academy Huddersfield hidden gem 48.0% Good undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
85 Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth 47.0% Good improving about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
86 Kirkheaton Primary School Huddersfield 47.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
87 Old Bank Academy Mirfield 47.0% Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
88 Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Huddersfield 43.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
89 Orchard Primary Academy Dewsbury 43.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
90 Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy Huddersfield 43.0% Good improving about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
91 Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School Huddersfield 42.0% Good — approximate
92 Boothroyd Primary Academy Dewsbury 41.0% Not judged improving about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
93 Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy Cleckheaton 41.0% Requires improvement declining undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
94 Oak CofE Primary School Huddersfield 41.0% Not judged declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
95 Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Huddersfield hidden gem 36.0% Good undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
96 St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy Dewsbury 32.0% Requires improvement about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
97 High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Liversedge hidden gem 30.0% Good improving about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
98 Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth 25.0% Requires improvement declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
99 Carlton Junior and Infant School Dewsbury 0.0% Good oversubscribed 2.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Kirklees

48 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Kirklees, not a fairer one.

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