Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is currently undergoing a significant transition and is on the path to improvement, although it has received a 'requires improvement' rating across most domains. Pupils generally perform well by the end of key stage 2, and the school has successfully fostered strong community ties. Progress has been made in behavior management, but issues persist, particularly during unstructured periods. With the leadership team recently revamped, there is optimism about the school's trajectory, even though many changes are still in their infancy and have yet to show sustained impact.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well, particularly at the end of key stage 2.
• The school has developed strong community ties.
• Leadership changes have increased capacity for improvement.
• Effective support for pupils with education, health and care plans.

Areas for Improvement

• Behaviour management requires further consistency and improvement.
• Low outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics at the end of key stage 1.
• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum across different classes.
• Pupils with SEND do not receive timely support for their needs.

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 Co-op Academy Smithies Moor attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.0% 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, 7.3% of pupils at Co-op Academy Smithies Moor were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Co-op Academy Smithies Moor had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 23.0% of pupils at Co-op Academy Smithies Moor were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Co-op Academy Smithies Moor received £8,345 and spent £9,133 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £58,000 (-£331 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, income was £9,737 and spending £9,467 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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Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Co-op Academy Beckfield Bradford
• Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Bradford
• Co-op Academy Grange Bradford
• Co-op Academy Southfield Bradford
• Co-op Academy Delius Bradford
• Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Pudsey
• Co-op Academy Princeville Bradford
• Co-op Academy Brierley Leeds
• Co-op Academy Parkland Bradford
• Co-op Academy Leeds Leeds

What is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Co-op Academy Smithies Moor last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Smithies Moor have?

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor has 148 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Smithies Moor cover?

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor?

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is at Leeds Old Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9BB.