Kirkheaton Primary School

Kirkheaton Primary School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy in February 2021. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for their studies and feel safe and respected. Their ambitious curriculum and high expectations enable pupils, including those with special educational needs, to achieve confidently and effectively, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, it is noted that some subjects require clearer definition of essential knowledge to ensure full learning progression.

Strengths

• Pupils have a positive attitude towards learning.
• High expectations for pupil behavior are consistently upheld.
• The early years curriculum lays a strong foundation for future learning.
• The mathematics curriculum is well-planned and effectively taught.
• Reading is prioritized, and pupils show enthusiasm for books.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND allows them to thrive alongside peers.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity in defining essential knowledge for pupils.
• Pupils do not have a secure understanding of certain areas of the PSHE curriculum.

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 Kirkheaton Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Kirkheaton Primary School 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 Kirkheaton Primary School had 45.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.1% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Kirkheaton Primary School 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 Kirkheaton Primary School received £6,202 and spent £6,595 for each of its 341 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £387,000 (£1,137 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of South Pennine Academies, income was £8,124 and spending £8,234 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 Huddersfield · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

Kirkheaton Primary School is part of South Pennine Academies, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Brambles Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Hillside Primary School Huddersfield
• Beaumont Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Moor End Academy Huddersfield
• Park Lane Academy Halifax
• Orchard Primary Academy Dewsbury
• Woodlands Primary Academy Oldham
• Willowpark Primary Academy Oldham
• Greenacres Primary Academy Oldham

What is Kirkheaton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kirkheaton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Kirkheaton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kirkheaton Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Kirkheaton Primary School have?

Kirkheaton Primary School has 335 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kirkheaton Primary School cover?

Kirkheaton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Kirkheaton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kirkheaton Primary School?

Kirkheaton Primary School is at New Road, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 0HR.