Carlinghow Academy, Batley

From the headteacher's welcome: "Choosing the right school for your child is really important and I hope that you will be excited about what you read and see about our school and will want your child to be part of our school community. At Carlinghow Academy, every child is known, valued and encouraged to be the very best version of themselves."

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Carlinghow Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 63% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Carlinghow Academy as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Carlinghow Academy are St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles, 67% reading, 69% maths); Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles, 86% reading, 82% maths); Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Co-op Academy Smithies Moor (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 76% reading, 83% maths).

Carlinghow Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Carlinghow Academy is one of 9 schools run by Great Heights Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 61 pupils (20.1%) received SEN support and 28 (9.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Carlinghow Academy has a resourced provision: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Carlinghow Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Batley Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is South Bank Road (opposite), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Carlinghow 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 328 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Carlinghow Academy issued 35 suspensions, 11.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Carlinghow Academy are Batley Grammar School (0.4 miles), Upper Batley High School (0.6 miles), Batley Girls' High School (0.8 miles) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (1.2 miles).