SCHOOL PROFILE

Diamond Wood Community Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140392
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Kirklees
Trust ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 339 291 full-time · 48 part-time
Female pupils 172 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 167 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.3%
1.5 pts below England
School 23.3%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

72.6%
52.3 pts above England
School 72.6%
Kirklees 22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kirklees 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
76.1%
258
Any other White background
9.4%
32
White British
3.2%
11
Any other Asian background
2.4%
8
White and Asian
2.1%
7
Gypsy / Roma
1.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.3% 79 of 339 pupils
2.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.3%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.7% 70 pupils
England 14.8% 5.9 pts above
EHC plans 2.7% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 60
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Hearing impairment 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Vision impairment 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.52 pts higher than England
School 7.74%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.42 pts higher than England
School 25.24%
Kirklees 15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.86%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts higher than England
School 2.86%
Kirklees 1.53%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.2% 6.0 pts above England
Diamond Wood Community Academy
94.2%
Kirklees
87.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information