Nields Academy
Nields Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Diane Mahon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Great Heights Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 149940
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484842154
About this school
Nields Academy is a primary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nields Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Nields Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 107646).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Nields 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Nields Academy compares
Nields Academy ranked 11th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.3% | 30% | 155 | — |
| Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 68% | 2.6% | 10.7% | 167 | 0.4 miles |
| Wilberlee Junior and Infant School | 58% | 6.2% | 13.6% | 79 | 0.9 miles |
| Linthwaite Clough Primary School | — | 6.1% | — | 238 | 1.2 miles |
| Clough Head Junior and Infant School | 64% | 5% | 10.7% | 77 | 1.4 miles |
| Wellhouse Junior and Infant School | 36% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 76 | 1.5 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)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.41%
Location
Nearby schools
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Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Wilberlee Junior and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Slaithwaite
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Linthwaite Clough Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Clough Head Junior and Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Wellhouse Junior and Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Nields Academy ranks 3rd of the 37 ranked primary 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 ages does Nields Academy teach?
- Nields Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Nields Academy?
- The headteacher of Nields Academy is Miss Diane Mahon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nields 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 many pupils are at Nields Academy?
- Nields Academy has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Nields Academy full?
- Nields Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 155 on roll (74%), 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 Nields Academy a faith school?
- No. Nields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Nields Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Nields Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Nields Academy part of an academy trust?
- Nields Academy is part of GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Nields Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Nields Academy ranked 11th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nields Academy's absence rate?
- Nields Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nields Academy'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.