Highburton CofE First Academy
Primary schoolHighburton CofE First Academy is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 4 to 10. It had 161 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Kirkburton Middle SchoolSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1.1 km
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Lepton CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Kirklees
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.