Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Heckmondwike · WF16 9BB · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM54.4%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 107802
Fairfield School
Foundation special school · Batley · WF17 8AS
Ages 3–19 · 139 pupils · Kirklees
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
15.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-07-24
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence15.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)48.9%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 15.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 88
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill112%
139 pupils · 124 places
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- Boys / girls
- 79 / 60
- School capacity
- 124
- Capacity fill
- 139 / 124 (112%)
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- FSM pupils
- 36
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation special school
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Blackburn
Location
- Address
- White Lee Road
- Postcode
- WF17 8AS
- Town
- Batley
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- District
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation special school, Ages 3–19, in Batley, Kirklees, 139 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 33.3%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Carlinghow Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Batley · WF17 8HT · Kirklees
Ages 2–11
- KS256%
- Absence9.4%
- FSM40.0%
0.6 miles away
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Batley · WF17 8BN · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
- KS239%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM33.2%
0.6 miles away
Birstall Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Batley · WF17 9EE · Kirklees
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM27.3%
0.8 miles away
Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Heckmondwike · WF16 0AN · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
- Absence10.9%
- FSM20.5%
0.8 miles away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Heckmondwike · WF16 9EA · Kirklees
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM21.3%
0.9 miles away
Other independent school
Heckmondwike · WF16 0AD · Kirklees
Ages 13–18
- Att80.6
- EM5+0%
0.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Blackburn
- Telephone
- 01924326103