The Mirfield Free Grammar
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Mirfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.33 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Mirfield Free Grammar is a secondary school in Mirfield, Kirklees for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Mirfield Free Grammar catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.33 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 2.33 miles, the 11th longest of 23 Kirklees secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.16 miles.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2019, though it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 197 first-choice applications for 218 offers; 178 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C- (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 1,300 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “The Mirfield Free Grammar School is a warm and supportive community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are positive.”
- “There is a sense of togetherness around the school.”
To improve
- “However, the gap between disadvantaged pupils’ performance and their peers in recent public examinations remains too large.”
- “This is not currently the case in all subjects.”
- “Disadvantaged pupils do not learn and remember the curriculum well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 197 first-preference applications, 218 offers in total, 178 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Castle Hall Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Spen Valley High School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Heckmondwike Grammar School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Westborough High School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic College 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- North Huddersfield Trust School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published