Fieldhead Primary Academy

Fieldhead Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in several areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, while excelling in personal development. The school fosters a welcoming environment with high expectations and strong support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. However, the school recognizes the need to further develop curriculum plans for certain subjects to ensure clarity in essential learning outcomes is maintained.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to inclusivity and support for pupils with SEND.
• Ambitious curriculum that supports knowledge and skill acquisition.
• High-quality professional development opportunities for staff.
• Positive relationships and a nurturing environment for pupils.
• Proactive approach to fostering strong community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack full definition of key knowledge to be taught.

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 Fieldhead Primary Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.1% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Fieldhead Primary 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 Fieldhead Primary Academy had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 14.8% of pupils at Fieldhead Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Fieldhead Primary Academy received £8,370 and spent £8,253 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £62,000 (£355 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, income was £7,160 and spending £6,808 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 Batley · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

Fieldhead Primary Academy is part of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Birstall Primary Academy Batley
• Boothroyd Primary Academy Dewsbury
• Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury
• Shibden Head Primary Academy Bradford
• Thornton Primary School Bradford
• Wilsden Primary School Bradford
• Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale
• Roundthorn Primary Academy Oldham
• Coppice Primary Academy Oldham
• Freehold Community Academy Oldham

What is Fieldhead Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fieldhead Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Fieldhead Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Fieldhead Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Fieldhead Primary Academy have?

Fieldhead Primary Academy has 183 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fieldhead Primary Academy cover?

Fieldhead Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Fieldhead Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fieldhead Primary Academy?

Fieldhead Primary Academy is at Charlotte Close, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9BX.