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Netherhall Learning Campus High School

Community school · Huddersfield · HD5 9PG

Ages 11–19 · 823 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

39.3

Overall absence

11.2%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.09
−20+2
Attainment 839.3
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+57%
EBacc entry10%

EBacc APS: 3.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)36.3%
Unauthorised3.7%
Authorised absence
7.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.5%
Enrolments in measure
772

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

138

Places offered

150

1st-preference offers

137

Total preferences (any rank)
245
Preferred offers (top 3)
150
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

823 pupils · 955 places

Pupils on roll
823
Boys / girls
409 / 414
School capacity
955
Capacity fill
823 / 955 (86%)
Free school meals
52.6%
FSM pupils
391
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Netherhall Learning Campus
Headteacher
Mrs Heather Johnson

Location

Address
Nether Hall Avenue
Postcode
HD5 9PG
Town
Huddersfield
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
20 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 823 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 52.6%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Secondary schools in Huddersfield
10
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD5
13
Secondary in HD5
1
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Secondary in Kirklees LA
24

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HuddersfieldNear HD5

  • North Huddersfield Trust School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1DJ · Kirklees

    Ages 11–16

    • Att835.3
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+24%
    • Absence8.8%

    0.9 miles away

  • All Saints Catholic College

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD2 2JT · Kirklees

    Ages 11–16

    • Att845.9
    • P80.1
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence6.9%

    1.7 miles away

  • King James's School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD4 6SG · Kirklees

    Ages 11–16

    • Att846.8
    • P80.0
    • EM5+51%
    • Absence7.2%

    1.9 miles away

  • Newsome Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD4 6JN · Kirklees

    Ages 11–16

    • Att841.6
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+33%
    • Absence7.9%

    2.4 miles away

  • Royds Hall, A Share Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD3 4HA · Kirklees

    Ages 11–16

    • Att842.0
    • P80.0
    • EM5+34%
    • Absence6.9%

    2.6 miles away

  • Moor End Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Huddersfield · HD4 5JA · Kirklees

    Ages 11–16

    • Att846.1
    • P80.5
    • EM5+46%
    • Absence7.2%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Heather Johnson
Telephone
01484382140
Website
www.nlconline.org.uk

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