Living in Dewsbury with children
Dewsbury, Kirklees. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 63,730 people in 22,762 households; 38.1% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
28 schools: 19 state primary, 4 state secondary, 5 privateDewsbury on the schools map →Every school in Dewsbury, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (19)
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Croft Academy | Good | Top 25% (6/24) in Kirklees | 1.197 miles (2026) |
| Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy | Good | (13/24) in Kirklees | — |
| Westborough High School | School remains Good | (18/24) in Kirklees | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Requires improvement | (24/24) in Kirklees | — |
Private schools (5)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Furqaan Preparatory School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
| Madni Academy | — | — | — |
| Paradise Primary School | — | — | — |
| Rida Boys High School | — | — | — |
| The Branch Christian School | — | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (65 detached, 183 semi-detached, 154 terraced, 24 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Dewsbury. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Dewsbury →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 93% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 97%, on average across the 1,362 postcodes in WF12, WF13. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 4 outstanding; 1 strong or better in every area; 14 good, or expected standard; 3 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 22 in Kirklees.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Kirklees
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Kirklees.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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