Scissett Middle School

State-Funded School

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

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

HD8 9JXPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Scissett Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 10–13, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 592 pupils. Scissett Middle School is part of The Mast Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

592

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

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: Secondary
Age range: 10 – 13
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 592
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Mast Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.