SCHOOL PROFILE

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147534
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 54.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 April 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Kirklees
Trust THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 148 136 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 74 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 74 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.7%
25.9 pts above England
School 50.7%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.9%
0.6 pts above England
School 20.9%
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
49.3%
73
Pakistani
29.1%
43
White and Asian
6.1%
9
Indian
4.1%
6
African
2.7%
4
Any other White background
2.0%
3
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 25.0% 37 of 148 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.0% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 8.2 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
No specialist assessment yet 3
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Kirklees 57.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Kirklees 71.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Kirklees 68.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Kirklees 70.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

6.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.57 pts higher than England
School 6.79%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.17 pts higher than England
School 22.98%
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

54.8% 33.4 pts below England
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
54.8%
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