Kirkburton Middle School

Kirklees · HD8 0TJ

General information Secondary School · 10-13 years Who goes here 495 pupils, 13.7% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Kirkburton Middle School

General Information

Address: Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ – View on map
Phone: 01484222737
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Chris Taylor
Age range: 10-13 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2024): 7 families put it first for 13 places – 5 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

495 pupils out of 501 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 68
% eligible for free school meals: 13.7%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Kirklees average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.4% a year (Kirklees 16.9%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 44% moved to another school, 56% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kirklees: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 35 (1.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 30 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 37 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Kirklees, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 29 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 27 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 17 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,757 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

26th of 27 secondary schools in Kirklees for spending per pupil

#24BBG Academy£6,407
#25Scissett Middle School£5,939
#26Kirkburton Middle School£5,757
#27St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy£5,031

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1North Huddersfield Trust School£10,010
#2Netherhall Learning Campus High School£9,782
#3Newsome Academy£9,719
#4Moor End Academy£9,467
#5Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy£8,933
#6Westborough High School£8,898
#7Royds Hall, A Share Academy£8,636
#8Spen Valley High School£8,234
#9Holmfirth High School£8,036
#10Upper Batley High School£7,910
#11All Saints Catholic College£7,908
#12Salendine Nook High School£7,901
#13The Mirfield Free Grammar£7,777
#14Shelley College, A Share Academy£7,707
#15Honley High School£7,666
#16King James's School£7,665
#17Colne Valley High School£7,645
#18Castle Hall Academy£7,514
#19Manor Croft Academy£7,261
#20Batley Girls' High School£7,139
#21Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy£7,075
#22Heckmondwike Grammar School£6,911
#23Batley Grammar School£6,871
#24BBG Academy£6,407
#25Scissett Middle School£5,939
#26Kirkburton Middle School£5,757
#27St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy£5,031

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