Head: Peter Roberts
An accessible co-educational grammar school in Kirklees with a Good Ofsted rating.
0
Year 7 Places
0.0:1
Applicants/Place
0
Pupils
Max Score
280
Applications
618
Offers Made
208
Catchment, then Score
Catchment area students get priority. Within catchment, places by test score.
Children of selective ability who reside in the catchment area. The place of residence is the child's permanent address on the date of sitting the entrance exam.
Local Authorities
Postcode Areas
Sibling Priority
Pupil Premium
Out-of-Area
Appeals Deadline
2026-04-20
Process
Appeals are heard by an independent panel in the week beginning 1 June 2026. The panel follows a two-stage decision making process and the decision is final and binding.
Waiting List
The school operates TWO waiting lists for Year 7 entry. Waiting List 1 is for children who met the standard but weren't offered a place. Waiting List 2 is for students who didn't meet the standard or missed the exam.
1. Register
1 May 2026
2. Take Test
Yorkshire
3. Results
19 Oct 2026
4. Offer Day
1 Mar 2027
A shared 11+ entrance exam used by 6 grammar schools, administered by CEM (Durham University), testing English, Maths, Creative Writing. The exam lasts 60 minutes.
Registration Opens
Registration opens for the 11+ exam
1 May 2026
Open Evening
Open Evenings 17 & 18 June 2026
17 Jun 2026
Open Evening
Open Evenings 17 & 18 June 2026
18 Jun 2026
Registration Deadline
Final day to register for the 11+ exam
15 Jul 2026
Exam Date
11+ entrance exam
19 Sep 2026
9:00am
Results Released
11+ results released to parents
19 Oct 2026
CAF Deadline
Common Application Form deadline (all LAs)
31 Oct 2026
National Offer Day
National Offer Day — places confirmed
1 Mar 2027
80.1
Attainment 8
99.5%
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
The school's 2025 results at a glance — GCSE (Key Stage 4) and A-Level (sixth form) shown separately. Each tile shows the latest figure and how it moved on the year before.
80.1
Attainment 8
Average achievement across 8 qualifications
100%
English + Maths 5+
Grade 5 or above in both
100%
English + Maths 4+
Grade 4 or above in both
35%
EBacc Entry
Entered the English Baccalaureate suite
6.90
EBacc APS
Average points across EBacc subjects
B
Avg A-Level Grade
Average grade achieved across all A-Level entries
39.2
A-Level avg points
Average point score per entry (A* = 60, A = 50, B = 40)
25.7%
AAB+ at A-Level
Achieved AAB or better in their best three A-Levels — a key benchmark for Russell Group entry
The same numbers in context — against the England state-funded average, the typical grammar school, and grammars with a similar intake.
Bar shows this school. Ticks mark the England state-funded average (grey) and the typical grammar-school average (indigo).
Grammar median computed from up to 163 grammars.
Strong averages can hide gaps. These tiles split the same cohort by disadvantage and by sex — a small gap means the school delivers for everyone, not just the strongest intake.
| Metric | Disadv. | Non-dis. | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 73.6 | 80.7 | +7 |
| E+M grade 5+ | 94% | 100% | +6pp |
| EBacc entry | 41% | 34% | -7pp |
Disadvantaged = pupils eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years, looked-after, or adopted from care. A small or zero gap is the goal — it means the school helps every pupil reach the same outcomes.
DfE breakdown, 2024/25
Whether pupils choose to stay on after GCSEs, and which way the headline results have been moving over recent years.
98%
continued to sixth form
% of pupils who stayed on after GCSEs
High retention is a positive sign — pupils choose to stay and the sixth form supports them through. Low retention can indicate weaker post-16 provision or curriculum mismatch.
The end of the journey — what leavers do after sixth form, and how this school's university record compares.
67%
Continued in education
HE + FE + other
0%
Higher Education
−68pp vs grammar avg
78%
Russell Group
Destinations trend
Each row is a subset of the one above — every Oxbridge student also counts in Russell Group and university totals.
Separate route — not part of the university funnel above.
Zooming in from whole-school figures to individual subjects — where entries concentrate, and which departments stand out in either direction.
Bar = entries · chip = grade 4+ pass rate
Bar = entries · chip = A*–E pass rate
Strongest at
English Language
206 entries
100%
+0.1pp vs school
Chemistry
206 entries
100%
+0.1pp vs school
Mathematics
206 entries
100%
+0.1pp vs school
No subject clearly underperforms vs the school average.
Strongest at
Business Studies
31 entries
100%
+1.2pp vs school
Economics
29 entries
100%
+1.2pp vs school
History
17 entries
100%
+1.2pp vs school
Watch list
Physics
41 entries
93%
-6.2pp vs school
Psychology
60 entries
95%
-3.8pp vs school
Entry Requirements
Grade 5 in mathematics, Grade 5 in English Language or English Literature, and achieving at least 3 other GCSEs at grade 6 or above
Subjects Offered
Largest group: Asian (58.5%)
Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and other Asian heritage
Pupils of White British heritage
Black Caribbean, Black African and other Black heritage
More than one heritage — e.g. White & Asian, White & Black Caribbean
A single heritage outside the groups above — e.g. Arab, White non-British
England avg ≈ 24%
≈ 17 pts below the England average — proportion of pupils whose family qualifies for free school meals (a measure of catchment affluence).
England avg ≈ 18%
≈ 5 pts above the England average — proportion of pupils whose first language is not English.
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form
Requires improvement
Scale: Inadequate → Requires Improvement → Good → Outstanding
Per-pupil funding
2025/26≈ £335 (-5%) below the English average
Share of total spend going on staff
Typical English secondary: 75–80% on staff.
Spend per pupil per year
Most English state secondaries spend 75–80% of their budget on staff. Higher figures usually mean smaller class sizes; lower figures mean more spent on premises, supplies, or capital projects.
£4,281
Teaching Staff / pupil
£774
Educational Supplies / pupil
£348
Premises / pupil
Revenue reserve / pupil
£1,946
The school holds a surplus per pupil — money set aside that can absorb unexpected costs or fund future projects without affecting day-to-day teaching.
Total grant: £6,993,527 · 1,050 pupils funded
How the 2025/26 allocation broke down. Each stream is a signal about the school's intake — bigger deprivation / EAL / SEN top-ups indicate a school serving a more challenging cohort.
Basic entitlement
£5,831,361
The school's core allocation — pupil numbers × the basic per-pupil rate — before any top-ups.
Pupil Premium
£61,275
Targeted funding for 57 disadvantaged pupils.
Deprivation top-up
£264,535
Aggregates FSM, FSM6 and IDACI deprivation bands.
EAL top-up
£17,109
English-as-additional-language premium — paid for pupils whose first language isn't English.
Prior attainment top-up
£11,625
Funding for pupils arriving below age-related expectations.
Notional SEN
£203,843
Earmarked SEN budget inside the schools block.
Lump sum
£145,125
Fixed per-school grant — size-independent.
Schools budget support grant
£62,916
Government pay-and-pension support grant.
National Insurance grant
£81,086
Compensation for the increase in employer NI contributions.
1,468 / 1,400(105%)
Subjects Offered
Entry Requirements
Grade 5 in mathematics, Grade 5 in English Language or English Literature, and achieving at least 3 other GCSEs at grade 6 or above
1:18.3
Staff:Pupil Ratio
98.74%
Qualified Teachers
2.77%
Absence Rate
3%
Persistent Absence
Modern facilities include specialist science laboratories, ICT suites, drama studio, music rooms, art studios, sports hall, gymnasium, all-weather pitches, tennis courts, and extensive playing fields. The school has undergone significant modernisation with new buildings and refurbished facilities.
Sports
Astroturf, sports hall, tennis courts
STEM
Science labs, IT suites, technology workshops
Arts
Drama theatre, music rooms, art studios
Library
Modern library and learning resource centre with computer facilities, study areas, and extensive collection of books and digital resources
Capital Projects
Gold DofE expeditions, basketball trips, Duke of Edinburgh award
Sports
Basketball
Music & Performing Arts
Music priority given to students with Grade 2 or above in Music
Clubs & Societies
Debating society, chess club, robotics club
Duke of Edinburgh
Offered
Trips & Exchanges
Y9-12 Basketball Trip to Manchester Arena, Y10 Bletchley Park Trip
Community Service
Red Nose Day fundraising for Comic Relief
Uniform
Red Nose Day non-uniform day mentioned, misuse of uniform results in negative points
School Meals
Cashless catering system with meal deals including hot or cold main meal plus drink and/or dessert options. Pink meal deal (2 items) and blue meal deal (3 items).
Homework Policy
Homework is work set to be done outside the timetabled curriculum containing independent study elements. At Key Stage 3 there is no prescribed homework timetable to encourage subject areas to set homework when appropriate.
Behaviour Policy
Ethos Points awarded for positive attitude, 1898 Points for extra-curricular activities, Academic Points based on MileStone Assessments. Negative points system with 6 negative points within a half-term resulting in school detention.
Mobile Phone Policy
Misuse of mobile phone results in negative points
SEND Provision
If a child has a recognised special educational need or disability (SEND) which is currently recognised by the primary school, documentary proof must be submitted so that appropriate access arrangements can be put in place.
Heckmondwike location. See the catchment description for its priority area.
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Nearest Station: Heckmondwike railway station
Transport Info
The school is accessible by bus services from surrounding areas including Dewsbury, Batley, and Cleckheaton. Students can use Metro bus services. The school is located on High Street, Heckmondwike, with limited parking available for visitors.
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