“schools in Kirklees”

Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6JN

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 The school is a smaller-than-average-sized secondary school.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is higher than average.  The proportion of pupils with SEND is below average. The proportion who have an education, health and care plan is above average.  Sixty per cent of pupils are White British.  A very small number of pupils attend Ethos alternative provision in Kirklees.  The school works in partnership with a national leader of education and with a Kirklees learning partner.  In recent times the school has undergone substantial turbulence due to the high turnover of staff, particularly those in leadership posts.  The school provides specially resourced provision currently for 21 pupils who have either physical or hearing impairment.

New Hey Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4GN · Part of Heritage Multi Academy Trust

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pupils’ attainment and progress.  A very small minority of pupils in Years 10 and 11 are educated at Ethos and New Directions Colleges, Kirklees, education and training providers for young people experiencing difficulties in mainstream settings. In addition, a very small minority of pupils follow part-time work-experience courses at Nexus, Kirklees.  The school is a member of the Pennine Teaching School Alliance, and receives support to develop the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, and expertise in middle leadership.  Since the previous inspection, there have been changes in the senior leadership team and the membership of the governing body.

Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4HA

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mainly of White British heritage.  The proportion of pupils who receive support for special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average in primary and below average in secondary.  The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs and/or disabilities has increased in the last two years and is high. Currently, 65 pupils have an education, health and care plan, almost all of whom are of secondary age. The majority of these pupils have speech, language and communication needs. The primary phase has a part-time nurture provision for a small number of pupils.  The school hosts the Kirklees Specialist Provision Hub for Speech, Language and Communication Needs for students aged 11 to 16. Currently, 17 pupils are supported by this provision. They are on the school roll, are integrated into the school and follow a normal timetable.  This school year, the school started to use Kirklees College as an alternative provider

Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4HA

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mainly of White British heritage.  The proportion of pupils who receive support for special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average in primary and below average in secondary.  The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs and/or disabilities has increased in the last two years and is high. Currently, 65 pupils have an education, health and care plan, almost all of whom are of secondary age. The majority of these pupils have speech, language and communication needs. The primary phase has a part-time nurture provision for a small number of pupils.  The school hosts the Kirklees Specialist Provision Hub for Speech, Language and Communication Needs for students aged 11 to 16. Currently, 17 pupils are supported by this provision. They are on the school roll, are integrated into the school and follow a normal timetable.  This school year, the school started to use Kirklees College as an alternative provider

Deighton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1JP · Part of Enhance Academy Trust

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 The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is higher than average.  The school provides a breakfast club in partnership with Huddersfield Town Football Club.  The school became a ‘Forest School’ in January 2015 and a ‘Thrive School’ in September 2015.  The school met the government’s current floor standards in 2015.  The school employs three school improvement partners via the Enhance Academy Trust.  The school has received support in the form of external monitoring, moderation and evaluation from a local national leader of education.  The school’s literacy specialist leader of education and SENCo provide support to other schools within the academy trust and Kirklees Local Authority.  Work to replace the roof of the school building is currently in progress.

Off Dog Kennel Bank, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8JE

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 The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.  This school has been designated for pupils who have autistic spectrum disorder. All pupils have an education, health and care plan.  Since the last inspection, the school has extended the age range of pupils and now includes provision for 16–19 programmes of study, which opened in September 2016.  The school was previously known as Longley School.  The school does not use any alternative provision.  The school works closely with Kirklees Learning Partner.  There are nearly four times as many boys as girls in the school.

Holme, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 2QQ · Part of The Summit Federation

Description of the school

This very small primary school serves a rural community on the edge of Holmfirth, Kirklees. The number of pupils in each year group is extremely small. The proportion of pupils who are entitled to a free school meal is very much lower than in most schools. The percentage of pupils who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities is well below average. A new headteacher has recently been appointed.

New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BP

Information about this proposed school

 The proposed school is to be the second school to be run by ES Independent Schools.  The school is located in the centre of Huddersfield, close to the bus station.  The building in which the school is to be located is a grade 2 listed building owned by a charity.  Prospective pupils are likely to come from Kirklees local authority. Most pupils will be referred to the school by their local authority.  The school’s proposal is to cater for the needs of up to 40 pupils who have a range of special educational needs, including social, emotional and mental health needs.

Upper Denby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8UN

Description of the school

Denby Church of England (A) First School is a very small school in a semi-rural area on the border between Kirklees and Barnsley. Pupils come to school from a range of backgrounds including more affluent neighbouring villages and outlying rural farms. A small number join the school from the Barnsley area. Children arrive at school with a broad range of pre-school experiences and so their attainment on entry varies widely. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is below average and no pupils have a statement for their special educational needs. All pupils are from White British backgrounds. Since June 2006 the school has been led by an acting headteacher.

Lincoln Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6RX

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 New Directions College is an independent pupil referral unit. It is registered for up to 50 boys and girls aged 14 to 16 with social, emotional or mental health difficulties and associated behavioural difficulties. Almost all the pupils referred to the school are from Kirklees local authority. There are currently pupils attending the school from Wakefield and Sheffield.  There are currently 27 pupils on the school roll. All of these are dually registered with the mainstream secondary school they last attended. Twenty-four pupils attend full time and three for part of the week. These pupils attend college or training courses for the time they are not at New Directions. These placements are determined by the mainstream school and not New Directions.  All the pupils come from disadvantaged communities. The school does not receive any of the additional government funding for disadvantaged pupils. This funding stays with the mainstream school.

Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1DJ

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 North Huddersfield Trust School opened in September 2011 and replaced a school that existed on the same site which was closed by the local authority. The successful bid resulted in the establishment of North Huddersfield Trust. The Trust’s lead educational partner is Holmfirth High School. The other educational partners are Kirklees College, the University of Huddersfield and Kirklees local authority. The governing body is responsible for the running of the school; the Trust supports the governing body.  While the majority of the teachers were employed at the previous school on this site, there is a new team of senior leaders.  North Huddersfield Trust School is much smaller than the average secondary school; however, numbers of students attending are increasing quickly.  The school’s diverse intake is representative of the communities it serves. There are large proportions of students with Pakistani heritage and with White British heritage. There is an

High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AD

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Brian Jackson College is an independent special school occupying two sites in the district of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The original site in Huddersfield, known as Brian Jackson House, has been partly replaced by Vision House that is a more modern facility in the town of Heckmondwike seven miles away. The school is registered for up to 64 boys and girls aged 14 to 16; currently there are 35 students on roll, 15 attending part time. Three students have statements of special educational needs relating to social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The school is owned by The National Children’s Centre charity and it works closely with the local authority to provide education for students who have been excluded or are at risk of being excluded from their mainstream schools. The school aims to provide an alternative education for students to help them to obtain basic qualifications and educational skills. The school was last inspected by Ofsted in 2007.

Hightown Road, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 8BL

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Hightown is an average-sized primary school. The large majority of pupils are White British, with a slightly higher proportion of boys than girls. Few pupils are at an early stage of learning to speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals has risen steadily over the last three years and is consistently higher than average. The percentage of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs that are supported at school action plus or have a statement of special educational needs is higher than that seen nationally. The number of pupils attending the school has increased since the time of the previous inspection and an above-average proportion of pupils joins the school at times other than the normal start of the school year. Kirklees schools are currently undergoing reorganisation and this school became an all-through primary in 2009/10. The school

20 Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4EN

ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Prospect House, Greenhead Road, Huddersfield HD1 4EN

New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BP

ES Independent School Kirklees 3A Union Bank Yard, New Street, Huddersfield HD1 2BP

Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8TG

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 Pupils are drawn mostly from south of Kirklees including the areas of Holme Valley, Colne Valley, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Honley and Shelley.

20 Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4EN

Inspection of ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road, Huddersfield HD1 4EN

Manchester Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3LD

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Kirklees College is a general further education college in West Yorkshire. Its main campus is in Huddersfield, where most of the provision is based. The college also has a campus and a higher skills centre in Dewsbury. There are four other centres in Huddersfield, specialising in animal care, engineering, process manufacturing and construction. At the time of the inspection, there were 2,903 students on education programmes for young people, 4,498 adult students, 1,343 apprentices and 552 students with high needs. The college works with two subcontractors, Staff Power Training Limited and Castleview Ltd, to provide adult learning programmes. At the time of the inspection, there were no students studying on this provision. 28 February to 3 March 2023

20 Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4EN

Inspection of ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road, Huddersfield HD1 4EN

Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 4ES · Part of The Heights Federation

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 Since the previous inspection, a new chair of the governing body has been appointed.  Wellhouse is part of The Heights Federation, which consists of three small schools in Kirklees. The other two schools are Clough Head Junior and Infant School and Wilberlee Junior and Infant School.