Kaye's Academy

Kaye's Academy demonstrates strong overall performance with a nurturing environment that supports children's early development, making them feel safe and eager to learn. The ambitious curriculum enables most pupils to achieve above national standards in assessments, ensuring they progress well from their starting points. Leadership is effective, with a clear commitment to inclusion and support for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, alongside active relationships with families. However, there is a need for improvement in early writing instruction to ensure all pupils catch up quickly on transcription skills.

Strengths

• Strong early years provision with nurturing and purposeful learning environment.
• High-quality interactions that develop children's language and vocabulary.
• Effective curriculum that ensures pupils achieve well and are prepared for the next stage of education.
• Strong relationships with families that enhance pupil wellbeing and attendance.
• Commitment to inclusion and support for vulnerable pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Early writing development is less secure for some pupils, impacting their accuracy in transcription.

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 Kaye's Academy attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Kaye's 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 Kaye's Academy had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 16.0% of pupils at Kaye's Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Kaye's Academy received £7,270 and spent £7,296 for each of its 164 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £120,000 (£731 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,872 and spending £6,958 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

Kaye's Academy is part of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Scissett Church of England Academy Huddersfield
• Skelmanthorpe Academy Huddersfield
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy Huddersfield
• Cumberworth CofE First School Huddersfield
• New Mill Junior School Holmfirth
• Hepworth Junior and Infant School Holmfirth
• New Mill Infant School Holmfirth
• Earlsheaton Infant School Dewsbury
• Lowerhouses CofE Primary School Huddersfield
• St John’s CE Primary School Dewsbury

What is Kaye's Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kaye's Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Kaye's Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kaye's Academy was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Kaye's Academy have?

Kaye's Academy has 163 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kaye's Academy cover?

Kaye's Academy for pupils aged 3 to 10.

Where is Kaye's Academy?

Kaye's Academy is at Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9LZ.