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Residential care home · Kirklees

Clayton Lodge

Long Lane, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9PR

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement New owner since September 2025
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CQC rating

Good
Published 21 February 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

The home changed owner in September 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2016InadequateSECRW previous owner

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

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How it compares in Kirklees

Clayton Lodge is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 11 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 House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 9PR · Residential care home · 60 bedsunder 0.1 km
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  • Scissett Mount
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  • Longroyds and Pilling House Care Home
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    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • The Denby at Denby Dale
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 8RP · Residential care home · 47 beds4.3 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Bridgewood House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 8PS · Residential care home · 23 beds4.5 km
    Good SECRW Rated this month
  • The Old Chapel Care Home
    Barnsley, Wakefield · S75 4DB · Residential care home · 15 beds4.6 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by WCG Clayton Ltd

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Clayton House
    Huddersfield, Kirklees · HD8 9PR · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 month ago

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About Clayton Lodge

Clayton Lodge is one of 123 care homes in Kirklees: a 40-bed residential care home in Huddersfield, run by WCG Clayton Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Kirklees are smaller: the median there is 23 beds.

11 other homes in Kirklees share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in January 2026. In Kirklees, 79% of homes score 5. WCG Clayton Ltd has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. WCG Clayton Ltd runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.

CQC's latest rating, from February 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in March 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 40% of ratings in Kirklees are as old (how rating age varies by council).