Best schools in West Yorkshire

Larks Hill Junior and Infant School is the top-ranked school in West Yorkshire overall (LocaleIQ score 100 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 97% · higher 53%. Primary and secondary schools are scored on separate metrics and peer pools — use the phase tabs above to compare like for like.

Larks Hill Junior and Infant School leads the West Yorkshire primary school ranking (LocaleIQ 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 97% · higher 53%. The Primary tab above shows the full ranked list of West Yorkshire primary schools.

The Crossley Heath School leads the West Yorkshire secondary school ranking (LocaleIQ 97). Ofsted: Good. Attainment 8 74.5. The Secondary tab above shows the full ranked list of West Yorkshire secondary schools.

83 schools in the West Yorkshire ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: Larks Hill Junior and Infant School, Baildon Church of England Primary School, Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School, Carleton Park Junior and Infant School, Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy, and 78 more. Outstanding means Ofsted judged the school exceptional in all inspection areas. LocaleIQ weighs DfE performance data alongside Ofsted, so a Good-rated school can still rank highly.

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, WF2 has the strongest cluster — 98.6 average across 2 ranked schools. HD8 sits at the lower end (87.8 average). School-first choices in West Yorkshire need cross-checking because the strongest schools and the strongest postcode fundamentals are related but not identical. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.

This ranking covers 120 schools (primary and secondary) in the West Yorkshire comparison pool, across 5 local authority districts. Use the Primary or Secondary tabs for phase-specific rankings. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.