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The Mirfield Free Grammar

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield WF14 9EZ · themfg.co.uk · 01924 483660

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.8
average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
Last distance offered
2.33 mi
3.75 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,300
86% of 1,505 places
Local authority
Kirklees
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.3%
First language not English
15.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Great Heights Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.33 mi (3.75 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 197 families put the school first and 218 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 227 (Places 248)227September 2023: 257 (Places 216)257September 2024: 216 (Places 219)216September 2025: 209 (Places 220)209September 2026: 197 (Places 218)197Places 218
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262181970.990%
September 2025Sept 2025220209188%
September 2024Sept 2024219216192%
September 2023Sept 20232162571.2▲82%
September 2022Sept 20222482270.996%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20262.33 mi3.75 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 48.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.7 (England 46.3)49.72017/18: 47.8 (England 46.5)47.82018/19: 45.4 (England 46.7)45.42021/22: 51.5 (England 48.8)51.52022/23: 49.0 (England 46.3)49.02023/24: 45.2 (England 45.9)45.22024/25: 47.8 (England 46.0)47.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.846.0
▲48.6%45.4%
▲74.5%64.8%
▼28.7%40.5%
●4.084.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form15.7−10.7
Sixth form college29−4.2
Further education36.4+15
Apprenticeship10.1+4.2
Employment1.8−2.7
Not in a lasting destination4.6−2.2
Activity not captured2.3+1.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.4 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 25.5 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 25.8 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 27.2 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 26.6 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 22.9 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 26.5 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
71 studentsC- (26.5)Below average -0.28
71 studentsC- (26.7)Below average -0.27
79 studentsMerit+ (29.7)Average -0.14
4%AAB or better
0%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24138D+ (22.9)-0.42
2022/2399C- (26.6)—
2021/22107C- (27.2)—
2018/19132C- (25.8)-0.29
2017/18186C- (25.5)-0.13
2016/17183D+ (24.4)-0.32
2015/16185C- (25.1)-0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50.3−8.3
Further and other education9.4+5.7
Further education8.8+5.7
Other education0.60
Apprenticeship4.4−1.2
Employment15.5+0.1
Not in a lasting destination14.9+3.2
Activity not captured5.5+0.6

Ofsted

The Mirfield Free Grammar was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Nov 2024 found: Some aspects not as strong.

Outcome
Some aspects not as strong
Inspected
19 Nov 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Nov 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (159 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
65%
Replies
159
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼74% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼78% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼61% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼50% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼55% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼48% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼38% agreeEngland 67%

based on 45 parents (28%) with SEND

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