Secondary
Kirkburton Middle School
Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 10 to 13
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 495 of 501 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Trust
- THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 39.2
- Pupils per adult
- 12.8
- Pupils
- 502
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
October 2019
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 62% |
| Working at a higher standard | 2% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 65% |
| 23/24 | 56% |
| 24/25 | 62% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kirklees admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Chris Taylor
- Address
- Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
- Telephone
- 01484222737