# Scissett Middle School

Scissett Middle School is a secondary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 10 to 13.

It had 592 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E143792. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 10 to 13
- Pupils: 592
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 143792

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, February 2025
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Scissett Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Scissett Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scissett-church-of-england-academy-e143232): 210 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- [Joseph Norton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-norton-academy-e143227): 280 m. Special. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Skelmanthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skelmanthorpe-academy-e143230): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [Kaye's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kayes-academy-e149046): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- [St Aidan's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-academy-e143228): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Edan Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edan-court-school-e151690): 1.7 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143792)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143792)

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