Kaye's Academy
Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Jeanette Dearnley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 186
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 149046
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484222918
About this school
Kaye's Academy is a primary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 10 and has 163 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Kaye's Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kaye's Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 14.2% | 163 | — |
| Scissett Church of England Academy | — | 3.1% | 18% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| Skelmanthorpe Academy | — | 2.9% | 14.7% | 124 | 1.5 miles |
| Emley First School | — | 4.2% | 10% | 137 | 1.7 miles |
| St Aidan's Church of England Academy | — | 3.7% | 6.2% | 137 | 1.7 miles |
| Denby Dale First and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 11.9% | 112 | 1.9 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)
- 14.19%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 6.87%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scissett Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Skelmanthorpe Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Emley First School1.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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St Aidan's Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Denby Dale First and Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kaye's Academy teach?
- Kaye's Academy teaches children aged 3 to 10. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Kaye's Academy?
- The acting headteacher of Kaye's Academy is Mrs Jeanette Dearnley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kaye's Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kaye's Academy, 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 Kaye's Academy?
- Kaye's Academy has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 10.
- Is Kaye's Academy full?
- Kaye's Academy has capacity for 186 pupils and 163 on roll (88%), 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 Kaye's Academy a faith school?
- No. Kaye's Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kaye's Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kaye's Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kaye's Academy?
- Kaye's Academy is part of LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Kaye's Academy's absence rate?
- Kaye's Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Kaye's Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kaye's Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.