Eastborough Academy
Rockley Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Merrick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 150358
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924311361
About this school
Eastborough Academy is a primary academy in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 214 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 107602).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Eastborough 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 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Eastborough Academy compares
Eastborough Academy ranked 37th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.1% | 36% | 214 | — |
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | — | 9.1% | 27% | 98 | 0.7 miles |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 29.8% | 384 | 0.7 miles |
| Earlsheaton Infant School | — | 5.5% | 25.8% | 80 | 0.7 miles |
| Carlton Junior and Infant School | 0% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Warwick Road Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 19.3% | 362 | 0.8 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)
- 36.04%
- English as an additional language
- 67.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 16.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Earlsheaton Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Carlton Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Warwick Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Batley
Other schools in Dewsbury
Eastborough Academy ranks 3rd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Dewsbury.
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eastborough Academy teach?
- Eastborough Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastborough Academy?
- The headteacher of Eastborough Academy is Mrs Stephanie Merrick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eastborough Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastborough 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 Eastborough Academy?
- Eastborough Academy has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Eastborough Academy full?
- Eastborough Academy has capacity for 234 pupils and 214 on roll (91%), 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 Eastborough Academy a faith school?
- No. Eastborough Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastborough Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eastborough Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Eastborough Academy?
- Eastborough Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Eastborough Academy rank locally?
- Eastborough Academy ranked 37th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastborough Academy's absence rate?
- Eastborough Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastborough Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastborough 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.