SCHOOL PROFILE

Nields Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149940
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 November 2023
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kirklees
Trust GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 155 137 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 79 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 76 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.8%
1.0 pts above England
School 25.8%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.2%
17.1 pts below England
School 3.2%
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
89.0%
138
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
5
White and Black African
1.9%
3
Any other White background
1.3%
2
White and Asian
1.3%
2
African
0.6%
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 12.9% 20 of 155 pupils
7.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.9%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Speech, language & communication 3
No specialist assessment yet 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Kirklees 57.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Kirklees 71.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Kirklees 68.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

4.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.92 pts lower than England
School 4.30%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.40 pts lower than England
School 12.41%
Kirklees 15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.42 pts lower than England
School 1.38%
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

73.8% 14.4 pts below England
Nields Academy
73.8%
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