Newsome Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Newsome 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 824 pupils. Newsome Academy is part of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Around average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 44.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 45.5%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.02
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
56%Boys
44%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 824
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good |
| 27 Jan 2019 | Requires improvement | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | 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.
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Colne Valley High School
Kirklees · 2.3 mi
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Kirklees · 2.4 mi
Salendine Nook High School Academy
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