Schools in Dewsbury
Stone mill buildings and red-brick terraces define the Victorian core of Dewsbury, the largest town in West Yorkshire's Heavy Woollen District and home to around 64,000 people. The town grew as a textile and rag-trade centre on the River Calder in the nineteenth century, drawing trade along the Calder and Hebble Navigation before a long period of industrial decline. It sits between Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Leeds.
Ravensthorpe and Chickenley draw families competing for primary places on the western and southern flanks, while Eastborough has long been a school-competitive corner near the town centre. Thornhill Lees and Thornhill extend the residential area southward. Dewsbury railway station places Leeds within fifteen minutes on Northern Rail services.
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Area Performance
Dewsbury schools rank in the top 67% of England
Across 22 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.03/10, -0.38 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
7% Elite
Distribution across all Dewsbury schools
Dewsbury vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 67%
Across all ranked Dewsbury schools
Primary schools: 12 schools (state + independent)
top 66% of 14,978
top 66% of 14,978
Secondary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
top 64% of 3,861
top 64% of 3,861
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
top 99% of 2,554
top 99% of 2,554
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Dewsbury
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Dewsbury
1 Sixth Form
2026
Dewsbury
Local directory
School profiles in Dewsbury
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