Community school

Netherhall Learning Campus High School

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formKirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber · Huddersfield HD5 9PGSchool website
Pupils on roll
823of 955 places
Free school meals
52.6%
Year 11 cohort 2025
149
Ofsted
Requires improvement, 8 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 125 pupils who finished Year 11 at Netherhall Learning Campus High School in 2023, 11% stayed on in Netherhall Learning Campus High School’s own sixth form (Kirklees average 16%), 49% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 34 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 62% went to university (Kirklees 42%, England 37%), and 7% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Kirklees, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kirklees and England.

This school
Kirklees
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Pupils in the cohort1255,003607,348
Any sustained destination91%92%92%
Stayed in education86%85%86%
— school sixth form11%16%34%
— sixth form college26%33%13%
— further education college49%35%37%
— other education0%1%2%
Apprenticeship2%5%3%
Employment2%2%3%
No sustained destination8%5%6%
Destination unknown1%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Kirklees
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Students in the cohort344,919541,441
Any sustained destination82%79%79%
University (higher education)62%42%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students7%20%19%
Further education6%6%5%
Apprenticeship3%9%7%
Employment12%21%28%
No sustained destination15%16%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)41.046.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects17%38%41%
EBacc average point score3.304.064.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort54%31%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils37.435.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils45.251.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language21%22%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Literature151100%86%13%21%62%
Mathematics14799%88%10%22%58%
English Language14799%89%8%20%64%
Combined Science10268%65%4%9%37%
History7651%41%17%26%49%
Business Studies4329%18%7%20%53%
Biology3926%23%36%45%97%
Chemistry3926%23%28%47%97%
Physics3926%23%23%46%95%
Citizenship Studies3826%3%26%19%58%
French3826%18%5%29%21%
Art and Design3121%7%10%24%87%
Geography2517%41%16%25%64%
Spanish2013%19%10%27%20%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1913%8%11%21%42%
Photography1812%6%33%19%100%
Graphic Communication1812%1%11%23%89%
Arabic11%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies42100%
Health Studies3993%
Music performance: Group2969%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2662%
Beauty Care / Services1536%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study104
— of whom A level students422,368261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-B-
Average points per A level entry32.5035.7135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Photography3276%3%
Graphic Communication2560%2%
Fine Art2048%3%
Textiles921%1%
English Language and Literature614%2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Film / Video / Television ProductionBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*819%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 3614%
Music performance: GroupBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*614%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Kirklees

BBG Academy

Academy sponsor led · 1,049 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.