Moor End Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.26 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Moor End Academy is a secondary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Moor End Academy 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 | 1.26 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
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 25 June 2024; of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kirklees, 6 are Good and 2 Requires improvement.
- For Year 7 2026 the last distance offered was 1.26 miles, the 5th shortest of 23 Kirklees secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.16 miles.
- In 2026 there were 212 first-choice applications for 206 Year 7 offers; 201 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 (England 46).
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
- Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 1,053 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “At Moor End Academy, pupils’ educational experiences and opportunities for personal development are inspirational.”
- “The academic support and pastoral care given to pupils is of the highest quality.”
- “The curriculum is challenging and broadens pupils’ horizons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2024 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.9 | 46 |
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: 212 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 201 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.
- Newsome Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Colne Valley High School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Salendine Nook High School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Honley High School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School 2.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- King James's School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- North Huddersfield Trust School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published