Heckmondwike Primary Academy, Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Heckmondwike, part of Delta Academies Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 25th-highest of the 105 schools in Kirklees with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Heckmondwike Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Heckmondwike Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Heckmondwike Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Heckmondwike Primary Academy as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Heckmondwike Primary Academy are Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 66% maths); Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 62% reading, 69% maths); and Manorfield Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles).
Heckmondwike Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary AcademyHealey Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolStaincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolManorfield Infant and Nursery School
The trust
Heckmondwike Primary Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
73% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Heckmondwike Primary Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 27 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dewsbury Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Lane (at), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 315 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
Heckmondwike Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Heckmondwike Primary Academy are Heckmondwike Grammar School (0.2 miles) and Spen Valley High School (1.4 miles).
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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
Heckmondwike Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2024. Before that, as Heckmondwike Primary School (URN 130351), it was rated Inadequate in January 2023.
At a Glance
20.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
25.8
Infant (KS1)
26.4
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Term dates
Heckmondwike Primary Academy is an academy, 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Heckmondwike Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Heckmondwike 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
- 26
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 21 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
400 pupils
420 places
20 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Heckmondwike
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Heckmondwike
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
68
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
411
Total Pupils
196
Boys
215
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
27.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,009
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,536
Per pupil
£2410k
Total funding
£111k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.9%
Overall absence
25.2%
Persistent absence
361
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
Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Heckmondwike Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Heckmondwike Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Heckmondwike Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Heckmondwike Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2024. Before that, as Heckmondwike Primary School (URN 130351), it was rated Inadequate in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Heckmondwike Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Classes at Heckmondwike Primary Academy average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Heckmondwike Primary Academy has around 411 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
7.9% of sessions were missed at Heckmondwike Primary Academy in 2024/25. 25.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 21 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Heckmondwike Primary Academy?
Heckmondwike Primary Academy is at Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)