Primary school

Heckmondwike Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Kirklees
  • WF16 0AN
Ofsted Inadequate · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,367 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 16%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 82%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 34%2024/25: top 16%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM78% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%9/10 Top 20%+47.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM14% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%9/10 Top 20%+56.6 pts
Reading score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1059/10 Top 20%+49.2 pts
Maths score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.57/10 Above+35.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 61% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 52% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 62% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 31% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 69% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 78% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%78%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 5% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 8% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 14% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 103 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 108 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 108 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 103 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 106 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 106 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
54 of 54 who put it first2014 · 96.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5454
2nd222
3rd240

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Inadequateas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026411
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.2%
First language not English78.6%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils25.2%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

97.9% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.4
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 13
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.6
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 15 FTE · Whole workforce 39.1 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,051
Spend per pupil£6,007
Staff spend per pupil£4,533
Reserve per pupil£460
  • +£200,000revenue reserve
  • −£416,000in-year balance

Grants £6,623 · self-generated £117 · premises £379 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST (57 academies) · trust reserve £30,739,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it