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Postcode district · Heckmondwike

Schools in WF16

Primary and secondary schools serving WF16, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
26,514 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WF16

10 schools in WF16: 7 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 78% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 97% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
10
in WF16
Good or better
78%
Of 9 with an Ofsted grade
How full
97%
Nearly full: 3,516 pupils for 3,633 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

WF16
70%
  • Good70%
  • Needs improvement10%
  • Serious concerns10%
  • Not rated10%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Heckmondwike Grammar School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,522 pupils · 109% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · April 2022
  • Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 417 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · May 2024
  • Heckmondwike Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 411 pupils · 98% full
    Serious concerns
    0.2 miles · January 2023
  • Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 274 pupils · 76% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2023
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 211 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · December 2022
  • Birstall Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 187 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · November 2023
  • Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 148 pupils · 55% full
    Needs improvement
    0.7 miles · April 2024
  • Fairfield School
    Other · ages 3–19 · 139 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · June 2022
  • Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 133 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · December 2022
  • Brian Jackson College
    Other · ages 13–18 · Independent · 74 pupils · 92% full
    Not rated
    0.1 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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