Diamond Wood Community Academy

Diamond Wood Community Academy has effectively maintained the high standards established during its previous inspection in 2019. The school provides a calm and consistent environment, where pupils feel safe, are eager to learn, and take pride in their achievements. The ambitious curriculum and high expectations contribute significantly to pupils' educational experiences from the early years through to key stage 1. Additionally, the school has cultivated strong relationships between staff and pupils, creating a supportive atmosphere for learning.

Strengths

• Pupils display enthusiasm for learning and pride in their achievements.
• Strong relationships fostered between staff and pupils based on respect and care.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Ambitious curriculum that is well-structured from early years through key stage 1.
• Focused development on communication and language skills, resulting in confident communicators.
• Consistent improvement in pupils' attendance due to prioritized actions from staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some reading support tasks require pupils to write words beyond their phonics level, hindering their success.
• Attendance analysis systems are not robust enough to promptly identify pupils needing urgent support.

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 Diamond Wood Community Academy attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.2% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Diamond Wood Community 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 Diamond Wood Community Academy had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.1% 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, 20.6% of pupils at Diamond Wood Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Diamond Wood Community Academy received £7,289 and spent £7,382 for each of its 333 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £552,000 (£1,660 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Enhance Academy Trust, income was £7,136 and spending £7,057 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 Dewsbury · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

Diamond Wood Community Academy is part of Enhance Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury
• Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Batley
• Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Christ Church CE Academy Huddersfield
• Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Wakefield
• Highburton CofE First Academy Huddersfield
• St Michael's CofE Academy Wakefield
• CAPA College Wakefield
• Sandal Magna Community Academy Wakefield
• Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Barnsley

What is Diamond Wood Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Diamond Wood Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Diamond Wood Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Diamond Wood Community Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Diamond Wood Community Academy have?

Diamond Wood Community Academy has 339 pupils on roll.

What age range does Diamond Wood Community Academy cover?

Diamond Wood Community Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Diamond Wood Community Academy?

Diamond Wood Community Academy is at North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3AD.