Schools and Education in Royd Moor

There are 35 schools within 5 miles of Royd Moor town centre, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding. New Mill Junior School holds an Outstanding rating. Parents should note that 2 schools have a rating below Good, it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
91%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

19
2
Outstanding (1) Good (19) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (13)
New Mill Junior School Primary 5 miles Royds Avenue, New Mill, Holmfirth, HD9 1LJ Inspected: 19 July 2024
Thurlstone Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD Inspected: 19 September 2023 Millhouse Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9LN Inspected: 26 September 2023 Penistone Grammar School Secondary 1 miles Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7BX Inspected: 20 March 2023 Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 1.6 miles High Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BS Inspected: 30 September 2024 Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primary 1.6 miles Denby Lane, Upper Denby, Huddersfield, HD8 8UN Inspected: 21 January 2022 Springvale Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Sheffield Road, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 6HJ Inspected: 20 July 2023 Birdsedge First School Primary 2.5 miles Birdsedge Lane, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XR Inspected: 18 October 2022 Denby Dale & Skelmanthorpe Children's Centre 2.6 miles Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8RX Inspected: 15 February 2012 Oxspring Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Sheffield Road, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YW Inspected: 17 May 2024 Denby Dale First and Nursery School Primary 2.9 miles Gilthwaites Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SG Inspected: 20 December 2023 Shepley First School Primary 3.7 miles Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD Inspected: 15 May 2024 Skelmanthorpe Academy Primary 3.9 miles Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DZ Inspected: 20 June 2025 Hepworth Junior and Infant School Primary 3.9 miles Maingate, Hepworth, Holmfirth, HD9 1TJ Inspected: 10 February 2023 Silkstone Primary School Primary 4 miles High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR Inspected: 26 January 2024 Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QT Inspected: 02 December 2022 Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Church Road, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HB Inspected: 07 March 2024 Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7AL Inspected: 27 September 2022 St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 4.8 miles McIntyre Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DG Inspected: 05 March 2025 Stocksbridge High School Secondary 4.8 miles Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FD Inspected: 28 June 2022
Stocksbridge Family Hub Network Site 4.5 miles Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DY Inspected: 26 March 2015 Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.9 miles Greave Road, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, HD9 2DF Inspected: 18 December 2023
Hoylandswaine Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ Cumberworth CofE First School Primary 2.8 miles Cumberworth Lane, Upper Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8NU St Aidan's Church of England Academy Primary 3.6 miles Smithy Close, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DQ Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondary 3.8 miles Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8NL Joseph Norton Academy Not applicable 3.9 miles Busker Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JU Hepworth Junior and Infant School Primary 3.9 miles Maingate, Hepworth, Holmfirth, HD9 1TJ Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondary 4 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JX Inspected: 24 March 2025 Scissett Church of England Academy Primary 4 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HR Shelley First School Primary 4.3 miles School Terrace, Far Bank, Huddersfield, HD8 8HU Inspected: 15 May 2023 Kaye's Academy Primary 4.4 miles Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School Primary 4.6 miles Broomhill Close, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1SZ Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Pot House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1EJ Edan Court School Not applicable 5 miles Wakefield Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9TR