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Netherhall Learning Campus High School

Kirklees, HD5 9PGSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
May 2024
Progress 8
-0.09
Below average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
126 1st-choice / 129 places
Ranking
#1,753
of 3,141 nationally

About Netherhall Learning Campus High School

Netherhall Learning Campus High School’s Progress 8 score of -0.09 places it below the Kirklees local authority average of 0.07, meaning pupils here make slightly less academic progress from Year 7 to Year 11 than their peers across the borough. That gap is modest — the school’s Progress 8 banding is still classed as ‘Average’ nationally — but it ranks 17th out of 24 secondary schools in Kirklees, putting it in the bottom third of the LA. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 39.3 and EBacc average point score of 3.13 reflect a cohort that enters with lower prior attainment than many local schools. Over half of pupils (51.9%) are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, and the school is oversubscribed: for 129 places it received 222 applications, with 126 first-preference offers made. That level of demand suggests the school serves a genuine community need, even if its headline metrics don’t match the top performers in Kirklees.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNetherhall Avenue, HD5 9PG, Select, Kirklees, HD5 9PG
HeadteacherHeather Johnson
Local AuthorityKirklees
Number of Pupils855
Free School Meals (FSM)51.9%
School Capacity855 / 955 (90% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Swimming PoolTennis CourtsSixth Form CentreLibraryDining HallArt StudiosSports HallTheatreChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

18

Sports

HockeyRoundersMartial ArtsCross CountryDanceCricketBasketballSwimming

Clubs & Activities

NewspaperModel United NationsChessArt ClubChoirScience ClubDramaYoung EnterpriseCodingDuke of Edinburgh

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Netherhall Learning Campus High School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.