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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 147534

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

Academy sponsor led · Heckmondwike · WF16 9BB

Ages 3–11 · 148 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.3%
Enrolments in measure
182

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill55%

148 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
148
Boys / girls
74 / 74
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
148 / 270 (55%)
Free school meals
54.4%
FSM pupils
74
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
The Co-operative Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Watkiss

Location

Address
Leeds Old Road
Postcode
WF16 9BB
Town
Heckmondwike
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Heckmondwike, Kirklees, 148 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 54.4%.

Open schools in Heckmondwike
5
Primary schools in Heckmondwike
3
Academies among open schools in Heckmondwike
80% (4)
Open schools in WF16
5
Primary in WF16
3
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HeckmondwikeNear WF16

  • Carlinghow Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Batley · WF17 8HT · Kirklees

    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence9.4%
    • FSM40.0%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Birstall Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Batley · WF17 9EE · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

  • Heckmondwike Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Heckmondwike · WF16 0AN · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence10.9%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Gomersal Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cleckheaton · BD19 4PX · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand0.88

    1.0 miles away

  • Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Liversedge · WF15 6HU · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM51.8%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Watkiss
Telephone
01924326708
Website
https://smithiesmoor.coopacademies.co.uk/

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