Beaumont Primary Academy, Huddersfield
Beaumont Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Huddersfield, part of South Pennine Academies. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 38 schools in Huddersfield with published results, and 8,618th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Beaumont Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Beaumont Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 67% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Beaumont Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 83 families put Beaumont Primary Academy as their first choice and 159 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Beaumont Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beaumont Primary Academy are Oak CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Inadequate, 57% reading, 59% maths); Oak CofE Primary School (0.4 miles); Mount Pleasant Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 85% maths); and Newsome Junior Academy (0.9 miles, 62% reading, 64% maths).
Beaumont Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Oak CofE Primary SchoolOak CofE Primary SchoolMount Pleasant Primary SchoolNewsome Junior Academy
The trust
Beaumont Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by South Pennine Academies, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
205 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beaumont Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).
Who goes there
25.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (64%), White British (15%) and Mixed (10%).
Beaumont Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lockwood Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaumont Park, 110 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 248 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Beaumont Primary Academy issued 38 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Beaumont Primary Academy are Moor End Academy (0.1 miles); Newsome Academy (0.9 miles); Royds Hall, A Share Academy (1.1 miles); and Colne Valley High School (1.6 miles).
Moor End AcademyNewsome AcademyRoyds Hall, A Share AcademyColne Valley High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Beaumont Primary Academy creates a warm, inclusive community where every child feels safe and valued. The school has exceptional teaching and curriculum design that helps pupils achieve well, with particularly strong support for children with additional needs. Pupils are encouraged to develop resilience, leadership skills and a genuine care for their community through a rich range of activities.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional achievement across the curriculum with well-organised knowledge that helps pupils build firm foundations -
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and strong focus on rights and responsibilities, with very little bullying -
- High-quality provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities with precisely planned interventions -
- Outstanding reading programme with daily reading, language-rich curriculum, and high-quality texts -
- Remarkable arrangements for curriculum, behaviour and personal development that help pupils thrive
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff known to pupils well and every pupil having an adult to talk to about worries.
Extracurricular Activities
Chess, choir, cooking, sewing, art, moviemakers, sports, drama, gardening, dance club, djembe drums, recorder, forest rangers, play leaders, Beaumont buddies, big walk, park visits
Beaumont Primary Academy is a larger-than-average primary school that has shown significant improvement since its last graded inspection in 2019. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas, with pupils and staff immensely proud to belong to the community.
At a Glance
30.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
205 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
29.6
Infant (KS1)
27.9
KS2
19
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Beaumont Primary Academy
Term dates
Beaumont Primary Academy is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Kirklees's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Beaumont Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Beaumont Primary Academy is in Kirklees; for families living there:
- Kirklees's school travel policy: School transport
- How to apply: Apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Beaumont Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
637 pupils
630 places
7 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Huddersfield
Across Kirklees council
Places available
5,437
Applications
4,554
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Kirklees council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
106
SEN Support
31
EHC Plans
20.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Beaumont Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
681
Total Pupils
349
Boys
332
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
31
Teachers
22.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,681
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,379
Per pupil
£3915k
Total funding
£311k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
12.4%
Persistent absence
558
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Beaumont Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Beaumont Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Beaumont Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Beaumont Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Beaumont Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Beaumont Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Beaumont Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Beaumont Primary Academy?
Beaumont Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Beaumont Primary Academy?
Classes at Beaumont Primary Academy average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Beaumont Primary Academy?
Beaumont Primary Academy has around 681 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Beaumont Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Beaumont Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Beaumont Primary Academy?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Beaumont Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Beaumont Primary Academy?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Beaumont Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Beaumont Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beaumont Primary Academy?
Beaumont Primary Academy is at Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 5JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)