Highburton CofE First Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

HD8 0QTPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Highburton CofE First Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–10, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 161 pupils. Highburton CofE First Academy is part of Enhance Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 12 May 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

161

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 10
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 161
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Enhance Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.