The Mirfield Free Grammar

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Spen ValleyConstituency

WF14 9EZPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Mirfield Free Grammar is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,300 pupils. The Mirfield Free Grammar is part of GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2020

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

27%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,300

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,300
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024. 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
10 Mar 2020	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.