SCHOOL PROFILE

Carlinghow Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147584
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 371 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
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 304 290 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 151 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 153 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.2%
13.4 pts above England
School 38.2%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.1%
3.2 pts below England
School 17.1%
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
53.0%
161
Pakistani
24.0%
73
Indian
7.6%
23
Any other Asian background
5.6%
17
Any other White background
2.0%
6
White and Asian
1.6%
5
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 29.3% 89 of 304 pupils
8.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.3%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.1% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 5.3 pts above
EHC plans 9.2% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 36
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Speech, language & communication 16
Vision impairment 5
Other difficulty or disability 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3

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

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Kirklees 57.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Kirklees 71.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Kirklees 68.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

8.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.46 pts higher than England
School 8.67%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.72%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.91 pts higher than England
School 21.72%
Kirklees 15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.46%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.66 pts higher than England
School 2.46%
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

81.9% 6.2 pts below England
Carlinghow Academy
81.9%
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