Boothroyd Primary Academy, Dewsbury

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The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Boothroyd Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 51% in reading and 56% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 76 families put Boothroyd Primary Academy as their first choice and 142 named it as one of their preferences, for 81 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Boothroyd Primary Academy are St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 62% reading, 62% maths); St John’s CE Primary School (0.5 miles); Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good); and Westmoor Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 77% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Boothroyd Primary Academy.

Boothroyd Primary Academy is one of 15 schools run by Focus Academy Trust (uk) Ltd, an academy trust.

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Boothroyd Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

40.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 30 (5.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Dewsbury Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ravens Crescent, 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Boothroyd Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 344 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Boothroyd Primary Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Boothroyd Primary Academy are Westborough High School (0.6 miles), St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles) and Castle Hall Academy (1.8 miles).