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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in WF12, Kirklees

7 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central WF12, the nearest being Madni Academy at 0.4 mi, 1 of them selective, 4 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Madni Academy 0.4 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Girls
Paradise Primary School 0.4 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Selective
Rida Girls High School 0.6 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School 1.1 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Rida Boys High School 1.2 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
The Branch Christian School 1.4 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Christian
Cambridge Street School 2.2 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Boys
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Madni Academy are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

WF12 also holds 40 state primary and 7 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for WF12 →

Checking a specific address

Put a postcode in and the report measures each school's distance from that front door rather than from central WF12.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in WF12?

7 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central WF12, Kirklees, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in WF12 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in WF12 selective?

1 of the 7 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in WF12?

4 of the 7 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.