Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Leeds Old Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Watkiss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 147534
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924326708
About this school
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is a primary academy in Heckmondwike. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 148 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 72% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Smithies Moor has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Smithies Moor compares
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor ranked 41st of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.8% | 50.3% | 148 | — |
| Carlinghow Academy | 64% | 8.7% | 44.8% | 304 | 0.7 miles |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | 69% | 7.3% | 37.9% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| Birstall Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 31.9% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy | 62% | 5.4% | 21.6% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | 78% | 7.9% | 22.2% | 411 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.29%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 22.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carlinghow Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Birstall Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
-
Heckmondwike Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
Other schools in Heckmondwike
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Heckmondwike Grammar School Secondary
- Brian Jackson College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Smithies Moor teach?
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Heckmondwike.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Smithies Moor?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is Mrs Caroline Watkiss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Smithies Moor last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Smithies Moor, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor?
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor has 148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor full?
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor has capacity for 270 pupils and 148 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Smithies Moor has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Smithies Moor have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Smithies Moor as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Smithies Moor?
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Smithies Moor rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor ranked 41st of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Smithies Moor's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.