The Mirfield Free Grammar
Secondary schoolThe Mirfield Free Grammar is a secondary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,300 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, November 2024
Before that: Good (overall), February 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 20 November 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Mirfield Free Grammar was 43.5, against 46.0 in Kirklees and 46.2 in England.
45.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45.2% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.7% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 241 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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
In a straight line- Old Bank AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Hollybank SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 2024880 m
- Crossley Fields Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Castle Hall AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 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.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).