Best secondary schools in West Yorkshire (2026)
West Yorkshire has 132 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Heckmondwike Grammar School, in the top 2% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 45.3, against 46.1 for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 12 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 3 grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 2% in England |
Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Grammar |
78.6 | 80.2 | 100% | Good | |
2 Top 3% in England |
The Crossley Heath School Halifax · Grammar |
72.1 | 74.5 | 99% | Good | |
3 Top 4% in England |
The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Grammar |
68.3 | 68.5 | 91% | Good | |
4 Top 10% in England |
Allerton High School Leeds |
56.6 | 54.3 | 69% | No rating | |
5 Top 11% in England |
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Leeds · Roman Catholic |
57.4 | 58.0 | 73% | No rating | |
6 Top 12% in England |
Holmfirth High School Honley |
56.4 | 58.6 | 75% | Outstanding | |
7 Top 12% in England |
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Leeds · Church of England |
56.7 | 55.9 | 62% | Report card | |
8 Top 13% in England |
Horsforth School Leeds |
56.9 | 57.3 | 62% | No rating | |
9 Top 13% in England |
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Menston · Roman Catholic |
56.2 | 55.0 | 60% | Not judged | |
10 Top 14% in England |
Boston Spa Academy Boston Spa |
54.8 | 55.6 | 71% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 14% in England |
Ilkley Grammar School Ilkley |
55.4 | 56.5 | 67% | Not judged | |
12 Top 15% in England |
Roundhay School Leeds |
54.4 | 55.1 | 67% | Outstanding | |
13 Top 15% in England |
The Morley Academy Morley (Leeds) |
55.5 | 54.6 | 60% | Not judged | |
14 Top 17% in England |
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Otley (Leeds) |
54.1 | 54.6 | 62% | Not judged | |
15 Top 19% in England |
Dixons Trinity Academy Bradford |
53.7 | 51.4 | 50% | Not judged | |
16 Top 20% in England |
Garforth Academy Garforth |
51.4 | 53.1 | 65% | Not judged | |
17 Top 21% in England |
Dixons Kings Academy Bradford |
52.8 | 52.7 | 54% | No rating | |
18 Top 21% in England |
Sherburn High School Sherburn in Elmet |
51.8 | 51.3 | 65% | No rating | |
19 Top 23% in England |
Shelley College, A Share Academy Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West |
51.4 | 51.3 | 60% | Not judged | |
20 Top 23% in England |
Beckfoot School Bingley |
51.5 | 53.0 | 58% | Not judged | |
21 Top 25% in England |
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Bradford · Boys · Muslim |
50.2 | 49.1 | 57% | Outstanding | |
22 Top 25% in England |
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Ossett |
51.1 | 51.0 | 55% | Report card | |
23 Top 25% in England |
Honley High School Honley |
51.1 | 50.6 | 55% | No rating | |
24 Top 25% in England |
Dixons City Academy Bradford |
51.9 | 49.5 | 50% | No rating | |
25 Top 26% in England |
Ark the King's School Pontefract |
50.1 | 49.9 | 60% | Good | |
26 Top 26% in England |
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy Bradford · Girls · Muslim |
53.3 | 54.8 | 45% | Report card | |
27 Top 27% in England |
Woodkirk Academy East Ardsley |
50.4 | 52.8 | 62% | No rating | |
28 Top 28% in England |
Guiseley School Guiseley |
50.3 | 49.6 | 52% | Good | |
29 Top 28% in England |
Salendine Nook High School Huddersfield |
50.7 | 50.9 | 55% | No rating | |
30 Top 30% in England |
Leeds Jewish Free School Leeds · Jewish |
49.9 | 55.2 | 59% | No rating | |
31 Top 30% in England |
Bronte Girls' Academy Bradford · Girls |
50.0 | 48.9 | 46% | Good | |
32 Top 31% in England |
The Farnley Academy Leeds |
49.6 | 49.1 | 51% | Outstanding | |
33 Top 31% in England |
BBG Academy Gomersal and Birkenshaw |
49.0 | 46.8 | 54% | No rating | |
34 Top 31% in England |
Outwood Grange Academy Wakefield |
48.7 | 47.2 | 53% | Good | |
35 Top 32% in England |
Manor Croft Academy Dewsbury |
48.9 | 47.8 | 55% | Good | |
36 Top 32% in England |
Horbury Academy Horbury |
49.1 | 48.7 | 53% | Report card | |
37 Top 33% in England |
Wetherby High School Wetherby |
49.1 | 49.4 | 53% | No rating | |
38 Top 33% in England |
The Brooksbank School Elland |
49.2 | 50.7 | 56% | Not judged | |
39 Top 33% in England |
Carr Manor Community School Leeds |
49.0 | 48.8 | 51% | Not judged | |
40 Top 33% in England |
The Ruth Gorse Academy Leeds |
49.4 | 49.1 | 52% | No rating | |
41 Top 34% in England |
Rastrick High School Brighouse |
48.1 | 49.9 | 60% | No rating | |
42 Top 34% in England |
Ryburn Valley High School Sowerby Bridge |
48.1 | 48.7 | 56% | No rating | |
43 Top 36% in England |
Castleford Academy Castleford |
48.8 | 48.5 | 50% | Not judged | |
44 Top 37% in England |
Kettlethorpe High School Wakefield |
47.8 | 46.9 | 47% | No rating | |
45 Top 37% in England |
Cockburn School Leeds |
48.5 | 49.1 | 45% | Outstanding | |
46 Top 38% in England |
Dixons McMillan Academy Bradford |
47.6 | 47.3 | 51% | Good | |
47 Top 38% in England |
Trinity Academy Cathedral Wakefield · Church of England |
48.7 | 48.7 | 49% | Outstanding | |
48 Top 39% in England |
Oulton Academy Leeds |
47.6 | 44.9 | 52% | Outstanding | |
49 Top 39% in England |
King James's School Huddersfield |
47.8 | 48.5 | 47% | Good | |
50 Top 39% in England |
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School Leeds · Roman Catholic |
50.1 | 49.6 | 39% | Not judged | |
51 Top 40% in England |
The Mirfield Free Grammar Mirfield |
47.3 | 47.8 | 49% | Good | |
52 Top 40% in England |
Bruntcliffe Academy Morley (Leeds) |
48.1 | 46.0 | 45% | Not judged | |
53 Top 40% in England |
Crofton Academy Crofton |
47.5 | 46.5 | 47% | Good | |
54 Top 41% in England |
Bingley Grammar School Bingley |
47.4 | 46.5 | 46% | No rating | |
55 Top 42% in England |
Dixons Cottingley Academy Bingley |
47.3 | 46.7 | 47% | Good | |
56 Top 43% in England |
Ark Carleton High School Pontefract |
47.4 | 47.5 | 46% | No rating | |
57 Top 43% in England |
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Featherstone (Wakefield) · Roman Catholic |
47.1 | 46.7 | 50% | Report card | |
58 Top 43% in England |
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Bradford · Girls |
47.8 | 44.8 | 37% | Not judged | |
59 Top 44% in England |
Rodillian Academy Lofthouse and Robin Hood |
46.7 | 46.4 | 52% | No rating | |
60 Top 44% in England |
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leeds |
47.7 | 46.6 | 38% | Outstanding | |
61 Top 46% in England |
Temple Moor High School Leeds |
46.5 | 45.9 | 47% | No rating | |
62 Top 47% in England |
Moor End Academy Huddersfield |
46.7 | 45.9 | 45% | Outstanding | |
63 Top 47% in England |
Batley Girls' High School Batley · Girls |
47.2 | 46.9 | 41% | Not judged | |
64 Top 49% in England |
Allerton Grange School Leeds |
45.7 | 48.2 | 50% | Good | |
65 Bottom 50% in England |
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield · Roman Catholic |
45.6 | 46.3 | 45% | Good | |
66 Bottom 50% in England |
Brigshaw High School Woodend |
45.8 | 47.4 | 46% | No rating | |
67 Bottom 48% in England |
All Saints Catholic College Huddersfield · Roman Catholic |
45.9 | 44.9 | 38% | Good | |
68 Bottom 46% in England |
Pudsey Grammar School Pudsey |
45.4 | 44.0 | 43% | No rating | |
69 Bottom 45% in England |
Batley Grammar School Batley |
44.8 | 45.5 | 43% | Not judged | |
70 Bottom 45% in England |
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic |
45.0 | 44.5 | 45% | Report card | |
71 Bottom 45% in England |
South Craven School Cross Hills and Steeton |
45.7 | 47.5 | 41% | Good | |
72 Bottom 45% in England |
Upper Batley High School Batley · Boys |
44.5 | 44.1 | 42% | No rating | |
73 Bottom 44% in England |
Trinity Academy Halifax Halifax · Church of England |
45.3 | 44.5 | 41% | Outstanding | |
74 Bottom 44% in England |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Dewsbury |
44.6 | 43.6 | 38% | Good | |
75 Bottom 44% in England |
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Cleckheaton |
44.2 | 42.7 | 44% | No rating | |
76 Bottom 43% in England |
Crawshaw Academy Pudsey |
43.9 | 45.2 | 46% | Not judged | |
77 Bottom 42% in England |
De Lacy Academy Knottingley |
44.7 | 45.6 | 47% | Outstanding | |
78 Bottom 40% in England |
Trinity Academy Grammar Halifax |
43.6 | 46.3 | 41% | Good | |
79 Bottom 39% in England |
Belle Vue Girls' Academy Bradford · Girls |
44.1 | 43.2 | 32% | Report card | |
80 Bottom 39% in England |
Castle Hall Academy Mirfield |
43.7 | 46.9 | 39% | Good | |
81 Bottom 38% in England |
Outwood Academy Freeston Normanton (Wakefield) |
42.4 | 44.6 | 40% | Not judged | |
82 Bottom 36% in England |
Lawnswood School Leeds |
42.8 | 42.3 | 40% | No rating | |
83 Bottom 36% in England |
Trinity Academy Bradford Queensbury |
42.8 | 43.9 | 42% | Good | |
84 Bottom 36% in England |
Carlton Bolling Bradford |
43.0 | 44.4 | 45% | No rating | |
85 Bottom 35% in England |
Dixons Allerton Academy Bradford |
42.6 | 41.7 | 38% | Requires improvement | |
86 Bottom 35% in England |
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Pudsey |
42.2 | 41.1 | 35% | Good | |
87 Bottom 34% in England |
The Featherstone Academy Featherstone (Wakefield) |
42.1 | 41.6 | 36% | No rating | |
88 Bottom 34% in England |
Newsome Academy Huddersfield |
42.2 | 44.1 | 46% | Good | |
89 Bottom 34% in England |
Royds Hall, A Share Academy Huddersfield |
43.0 | 46.8 | 43% | Good | |
90 Bottom 34% in England |
Cockburn John Charles Academy Leeds |
43.4 | 43.8 | 37% | Report card | |
91 Bottom 34% in England |
Immanuel College Bradford · Church of England |
42.8 | 41.9 | 42% | No rating | |
92 Bottom 33% in England |
Westborough High School Dewsbury |
42.8 | 42.6 | 36% | No rating | |
93 Bottom 33% in England |
Colne Valley High School Linthwaite and Slaithwaite |
42.8 | 42.4 | 34% | Good | |
94 Bottom 32% in England |
Brighouse High School Brighouse |
42.5 | 40.0 | 31% | Report card | |
95 Bottom 31% in England |
The Halifax Academy Halifax |
43.2 | 44.1 | 32% | Good | |
96 Bottom 31% in England |
Minsthorpe Community College South Elmsall |
42.2 | 41.3 | 36% | No rating | |
97 Bottom 28% in England |
Ralph Thoresby School Leeds |
41.1 | 39.7 | 36% | No rating | |
98 Bottom 22% in England |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth Hemsworth |
40.1 | 41.0 | 40% | Not judged | |
99 Bottom 22% in England |
Titus Salt School Baildon |
40.6 | 40.9 | 34% | Report card | |
100 Bottom 21% in England |
Leeds West Academy Leeds |
39.8 | 41.7 | 38% | No rating |
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Best secondary school in each town
- Halifax · best: The Crossley Heath School
- Leeds · best: Allerton High School
- Bradford · best: Dixons Trinity Academy
- Bingley · best: Beckfoot School
- Huddersfield · best: Salendine Nook High School
- Wakefield · best: Outwood Grange Academy
- Dewsbury · best: Manor Croft Academy
- Brighouse · best: Rastrick High School
- Batley · best: Batley Girls' High School
- Pudsey · best: Pudsey Grammar School
- Keighley · best: Carlton Keighley
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What is the best secondary school in West Yorkshire?
On exam results over the last three years, Heckmondwike Grammar School is the top-ranked secondary school in West Yorkshire, in the top 2% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.