Kirkburton Middle School

State-Funded School

kirkburton-middle-school-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

HD8 0TJPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Kirkburton Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 10–13, 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 495 pupils. Kirkburton Middle School is part of The Mast Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

495

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 10 – 13
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 495
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Mast Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
3 Dec 2019	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Good	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.