Education Procurement: the Huddersfield school landscape
Education procurement in Huddersfield splits between Calderdale, Kirklees maintained schools and trust-led buying: 53 of the 119 open schools here belong to a multi-academy trust. That structure decides who signs off an MSP's proposal — school business manager, trust operations lead or a central procurement team.
- Multi-academy trust members among local schools: 53 of 119 (45%)
- Independently procuring schools: 66
- Local authorities in scope: Calderdale, Kirklees
Figures are aggregates of the public GIAS-derived school feed published on this site and refresh with it. They describe the local landscape only — nothing here is specific to an individual school until one is selected above.
How large is the Huddersfield education procurement opportunity for an MSP?
The HD postcode area behind this education procurement page covers 119 open state-funded schools (88 primary, 15 secondary) with around 39,000 pupils on roll, per the public GIAS-derived school feed published on this site.
Who signs off education procurement decisions in Huddersfield schools?
For education procurement, 53 of the 119 open schools here (45%) belong to a multi-academy trust where sign-off is often central; the other 66 procure independently through their own business managers.