SCHOOL PROFILE

St Aidan's Church of England Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 143228
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 10 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 1 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kirklees
Trust LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 137 137 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 68 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 69 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.8%
19.0 pts below England
School 5.8%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.7%
19.6 pts below England
School 0.7%
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.

White British
96.4%
132
White and Black African
2.2%
3
Any other Asian background
0.7%
1
White and Asian
0.7%
1
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 20.4% 28 of 137 pupils
0.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.4%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Speech, language & communication 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Severe learning difficulty 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

3.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.53 pts lower than England
School 3.68%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.89 pts lower than England
School 5.93%
Kirklees 15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

76.1% 12.1 pts below England
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
76.1%
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