Scout Road Academy

Scout Road Academy is performing well, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school has cultivated a positive and inclusive environment where pupils feel happy, safe, and engaged with their learning. The leadership demonstrates commitment and clear vision, effectively prioritizing reading and personal development in the curriculum. There is a strong culture of high expectations and positive relationships among staff and pupils, contributing to a well-rounded educational experience.

Strengths

• Welcoming and friendly atmosphere for students
• Strong focus on reading and personal development
• Commitment from leaders and staff to improve the school
• Well-supported pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Robust personal development program fostering resilience
• Frequent and high-quality inter-school sports competitions

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects, like art, are not as fully developed as others, impacting depth of understanding

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Scout Road Academy attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Scout Road Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Scout Road Academy had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.5% of pupils at Scout Road Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Scout Road Academy received £8,520 and spent £8,474 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £112,000 (£1,110 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Together Learning Trust, income was £8,535 and spending £8,358 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hebden Bridge · Calderdale local authority: places and applications

Scout Road Academy is part of Together Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Ryburn Valley High School Sowerby Bridge
• Bolton Brow Primary Academy Sowerby Bridge
• The Brooksbank School Elland
• Linthwaite Clough Primary School Huddersfield
• Meltham Moor Primary School Holmfirth
• Netherton Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
• Castle Hill School Huddersfield
• Honley High School Holmfirth

What is Scout Road Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Scout Road Academy is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Scout Road Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Scout Road Academy was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Scout Road Academy have?

Scout Road Academy has 104 pupils on roll.

What age range does Scout Road Academy cover?

Scout Road Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Scout Road Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Scout Road Academy?

Scout Road Academy is at Scout Road, Mytholmyroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5JR.