Joseph Norton Academy
Academy special converter school in Huddersfield (Kirklees).
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Nearby schools
nearest first40 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Scissett Middle School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissett Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 592 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Scissett Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 179 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Kaye's AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 163 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Skelmanthorpe AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 124 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| St Aidan's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 137 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Edan Court SchoolOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 22 | - |
| Denby Dale First and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 112 | Good, 2023 |
| Shelley College, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,274 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Emley First SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 137 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.4 mi | Primary | 52 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Cumberworth CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 107 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.8 mi | Primary | 160 | Good, 2024 |
| Flockton CofE (C) First SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.8 mi | Primary | 80 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Shelley First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 159 | Good, 2023 |
| Birdsedge First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 59 | Good, 2022 |
| Kirkburton Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 495 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Shepley First SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 168 | Good, 2024 |
| Kirkburton CofE (VA) First SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.3 mi | Primary | 117 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 118 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Darton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.3 mi | Secondary | 1,099 | Good, 2023 |
| Kexborough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 187 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2014, previous school) |
| Denby Grange SchoolOther independent special | 3.4 mi | Special | 50 | - |
| Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.6 mi | Primary | 94 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Penistone Grammar SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Secondary | 1,946 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Grange Moor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | - | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Highburton CofE First AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 161 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Silkstone Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 200 | Good, 2023 |
| Thurlstone Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 182 | Good, 2023 |
| Barugh Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 263 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 422 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Darton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 297 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016) |
| Middlestown Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 217 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.6 mi | Primary | 493 | Good, 2024 |
| Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 183 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Springvale Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 135 | Good, 2022 |
| Lepton CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2015, previous school) |
| Millhouse Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 100 | Good, 2023 |
| Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 902 | Good, 2023 |
| Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.9 mi | Primary | 57 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Overall deprivation7
Income8
Employment8
Education and skills9
Health7
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services3
Living environment3
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 60
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