United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
Kirklees
Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~441k · 181 state-funded schools
The signature
How Kirklees ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,421/yr
Low
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
House price
£210,000
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£759/mo
Most affordable
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,441/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
89.2/1k
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.1
High
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
89.4%
Weak
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
180 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
161 of 180 (89.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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181 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 181 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,468 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colne Valley High School | Secondary | 1,440 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Salendine Nook High School | Secondary | 1,401 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Batley Girls' High School | Secondary | 1,371 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holmfirth High School | Secondary | 1,329 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Mirfield Free Grammar | Secondary | 1,323 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Honley High School | Secondary | 1,289 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shelley College, A Share Academy | Secondary | 1,279 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy | Secondary | 1,244 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moor End Academy | Secondary | 1,065 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King James's School | Secondary | 1,064 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
BBG Academy | Secondary | 1,046 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Huddersfield Trust School | Secondary | 1,039 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manor Croft Academy | Secondary | 1,037 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Batley Grammar School | Secondary | 998 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Spen Valley High School | Secondary | 960 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 928 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westborough High School | Secondary | 919 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy | Secondary | 910 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | 901 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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