Manor Croft Academy

State-Funded School

manor-croft-academy-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Dewsbury and BatleyConstituency

WF12 7DWPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Manor Croft Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,032 pupils. Manor Croft Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.31

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

22%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,032

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,032
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Oct 2017	Outstanding	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.