Primary schools in HD8 (postcode district)

There are 17 primary schools in HD8, teaching 3,351 pupils. Of the 16 with a score, 10 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 0 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in HD8 All schools in HD8

Pupils from low-income families11%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools10 of 16scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards5inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)8of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full2 of 17schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.3one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs1schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (17)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Scissett Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	179	18%	No overall grade 2025	99	96 to 100
2	Emley First SchoolCouncil · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	137	12%	Outstanding 2024	96	90 to 99
3	Highburton CofE First AcademyAcademy · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	161	7%	Report card 2026	93	83 to 98
4	St Aidan's Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	137	6%	No overall grade 2025	78	54 to 91
5	Skelmanthorpe AcademyAcademy · ages 3-10 · Huddersfield	124	12%	Good 2020	76	49 to 90
6	Lepton CofE Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Huddersfield	167	17%	Good 2023	75	50 to 89
7	Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Huddersfield	422	11%	Not inspected	74	54 to 87
8	Shepley First SchoolCouncil · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	168	7%	Good 2024	71	43 to 87
9	Kirkburton Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 10-13 · Huddersfield	495	14%	Report card 2026	69	50 to 80
10	Shelley First SchoolAcademy · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	159	2%	Good 2023	67	38 to 85
11	Denby Dale First and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 2-10 · Huddersfield	112	8%	Good 2023	61	31 to 83
12	Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	52	6%	Report card 2026	57	27 to 82
13	Scissett Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 10-13 · Huddersfield	592	17%	Good 2019	54	33 to 73
14	Kaye's AcademyAcademy · ages 3-10 · Huddersfield	163	12%	Report card 2026	54	28 to 77
15	Birdsedge First SchoolAcademy · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	59	25%	Good 2022	40	16 to 70
16	Kirkburton CofE (VA) First SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-10 · Kirkburton	117	15%	Report card 2026	37	16 to 66
	Cumberworth CofE First SchoolAcademy · ages 4-10 · Huddersfield	107	2%	No overall grade 2024	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.