Residential care home · Kirklees

Clayton House

Long Lane, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9PR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago ↑ Up from Inadequate New owner since September 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

The home changed owner in September 2025. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2024InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • August 2023InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • July 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • November 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • September 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • July 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • July 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kirklees

Clayton House is in the Good tier ?, with 68 other homes in Kirklees. 78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (7%)
  • Good 69 (56%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 12 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 26 (21%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Clayton Lodge
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 9PR · Residential care home · 40 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Scissett Mount
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 9JU · Nursing home · 85 beds1.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Longroyds and Pilling House Care Home
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 9EQ · Residential care home · 52 beds2.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Denby at Denby Dale
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 8RP · Residential care home · 47 beds4.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Bridgewood House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 8PS · Residential care home · 23 beds4.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • The Old Chapel Care Home
    Barnsley, Wakefield · S75 4DB · Residential care home · 15 beds4.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by WCG Clayton Ltd

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Clayton Lodge
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 9PR · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 8 years ago

All 2 homes run by WCG Clayton Ltd →

Clayton House at a glance

WCG Clayton Ltd runs Clayton House, a residential care home in Huddersfield, Kirklees with room for 60 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Kirklees has 23 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

In September 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Inadequate in April 2024. The typical rating in Kirklees is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

2 of WCG Clayton Ltd’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Kirklees, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from January 2026. 79% of homes in Kirklees score the top mark of 5. The home changed owner in September 2025.