Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jagvinder Singh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 150366
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Telephone
- 01924311360
About this school
Heckmondwike Primary Academy is a primary academy in Heckmondwike. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 411 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
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
- Inadequate
- 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 Heckmondwike Primary School (URN 130351).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Heckmondwike Primary 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 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Heckmondwike Primary Academy compares
Heckmondwike Primary Academy ranked 6th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 7.9% | 22.2% | 411 | — |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy | 62% | 5.4% | 21.6% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | 69% | 7.3% | 37.9% | 402 | 0.4 miles |
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 49% | 7.2% | 32.7% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| Manorfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.3% | 20.7% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy | 66% | 7.9% | 49.6% | 279 | 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)
- 22.17%
- English as an additional language
- 78.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 25.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
-
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Liversedge
Other schools in Heckmondwike
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Heckmondwike Grammar School Secondary
- Brian Jackson College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Heckmondwike Primary Academy teach?
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Heckmondwike.
- Who is the headteacher of Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Heckmondwike Primary Academy is Mr Jagvinder Singh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heckmondwike Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heckmondwike Primary 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heckmondwike Primary Academy full?
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 411 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Heckmondwike Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Heckmondwike Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Heckmondwike Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Heckmondwike Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Heckmondwike Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heckmondwike Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
- Heckmondwike Primary 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy rank locally?
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy ranked 6th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heckmondwike Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heckmondwike Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heckmondwike Primary 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 3 July 2026.