The deadline for applying for a secondary school is fast approaching - Tuesday, October 31 - and parents, and their children, will find out their designated Year 7 school place on National Offer Day, on Friday, March 1, 2024.
To apply, parents and carers need to visit Kirklees Council’s admissions website at https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-secondary-school-place.aspx and submit their top three preferences.
Here we have listed the most recent Ofsted inspection ratings currently available for our secondary schools in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Batley and Spen.
For more information, visit Ofsted’s website.
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The deadline for secondary school applications is October 31 Photo: TONY JOHNSON
. Batley Girls' High School
Batley Girls' High School was rated Outstanding in 2013 Photo: Google streetview
9. St. John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
St. John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy in Dewsbury was rated Inadequate in 2023 Photo: Google streetview
10. Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury was rated Good in 2023 Photo: Jim Fitton
11. Upper Batley High School
Upper Batley High School was rated Good in 2019 Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald Photography
12. Westborough High School
Westborough High School in Dewsbury was rated Good in 2022 Photo: Adam Cheshire / National World