Moor End Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kirklees
Dryclough Road, Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 25/06/2024
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
16.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,053
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
203 of 244 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
400
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 244 | 203 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 71 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 85 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 400 | 205 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Natasha Carman
- Address
- Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
- Phone
- 01484222230
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Crosland Moor · Huddersfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137500
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 36% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
1,053 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
25 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,083 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 207 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 207 | 16% | 57% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 206 | 15% | 52% | 71% | |
| English Language | 206 | 13% | 47% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 2% | 24% | 51% | |
| Geography | 122 | 20% | 44% | 59% | |
| History | 99 | 17% | 39% | 55% | |
| Biology | 77 | 26% | 82% | 96% | |
| Physics | 77 | 30% | 87% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 77 | 31% | 84% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 71 | 39% | 76% | 87% | |
| Social Studies | 62 | 19% | 65% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 45 | 9% | 58% | 82% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.