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Children in Kirklees
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 similar | 82.1% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 66.4% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 80.5% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 12.5% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 23.7% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 89.8% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 88.4% | 83.7% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 13.6% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 30.3% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 62% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 61% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Kirklees
145 schools
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Huddersfield
- Ashbrow School Huddersfield
- Batley Grammar School Batley
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Batley
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Mirfield
- Beaumont Primary Academy Huddersfield
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Huddersfield
- Birdsedge First School Huddersfield
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Birkby Junior School Huddersfield
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bradford
- Birstall Primary Academy Batley
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Dewsbury
- Brambles Primary Academy Huddersfield
- Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury
- Carlinghow Academy Batley
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Dewsbury
- Christ Church CE Academy Huddersfield
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Heckmondwike
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Mirfield
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Huddersfield
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Mirfield
- Cumberworth CofE First School Huddersfield
- Dalton School Huddersfield
- Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Huddersfield
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Dewsbury
- Earlsheaton Infant School Dewsbury
- East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bradford
- Eastborough Academy Dewsbury
- Emley First School Huddersfield
- Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School Huddersfield
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley
- Fieldhead Primary Academy Batley
- Fixby Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- Flockton CofE (C) First School Wakefield
- Golcar Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Gomersal Primary School Cleckheaton
- Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Cleckheaton
- Grange Moor Primary School Wakefield
- Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Batley
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School Liversedge
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Liversedge
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy Cleckheaton
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy Heckmondwike
- Helme Church of England Academy Holmfirth
- Hepworth Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Liversedge
- Highburton CofE First Academy Huddersfield
- Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School Liversedge
- Hill View Academy Huddersfield
- Hillside Primary School Huddersfield
- Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
- Holme Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
- Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Heckmondwike
- Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Holmfirth
- Hopton Primary School Mirfield
- Howard Park Community School Cleckheaton
- Hyrstmount Junior School Batley
- Kaye's Academy Huddersfield
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School Kirkburton
- Kirkheaton Primary School Huddersfield
- Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield
- Lindley Church of England Infant School Huddersfield
- Lindley Junior School Huddersfield
- Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School Huddersfield
- Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Liversedge
- Lowerhouses CofE Primary School Huddersfield
- Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy Huddersfield
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School Batley
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Batley
- Marsden Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Marsden Junior School Huddersfield
- Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School Holmfirth
- Meltham Moor Primary School Holmfirth
- Mill Lane Primary School Batley
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Liversedge
- Moldgreen Community Primary School Huddersfield
- Moorlands Primary School Huddersfield
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Huddersfield
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School Huddersfield
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Netherthong Primary School Holmfirth
- Netherton Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- New Mill Infant School Holmfirth
- New Mill Junior School Holmfirth
- Newsome Junior Academy Huddersfield
- Nields Academy Huddersfield
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Liversedge
- Oak CofE Primary School Huddersfield
- Old Bank Academy Mirfield
- Orchard Primary Academy Dewsbury
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury
- Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Dewsbury
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Batley
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury
- Reinwood Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Reinwood Junior School Huddersfield
- Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Liversedge
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Dewsbury
- Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School Holmfirth
- Scholes Village Primary School Cleckheaton
- Scissett Church of England Academy Huddersfield
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Dewsbury
- Shelley First School Huddersfield
- Shepley First School Huddersfield
- Skelmanthorpe Academy Huddersfield
- Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Huddersfield
- Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy Huddersfield
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- St Johns CE Primary School Dewsbury
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Dewsbury
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Batley
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Batley
- St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy Dewsbury
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School Batley
- St Thomas CE Primary School Huddersfield
- Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Batley
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury
- Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Dewsbury
- Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School Huddersfield
- Upperthong Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
- Warwick Road Primary School Batley
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
- Westmoor Primary School Dewsbury
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Cleckheaton
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School Slaithwaite
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School Batley
- Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy Huddersfield