Old Bank Academy, Mirfield

In its own words: "• To ensure that the achievement, personal development, and well-being of children is the primary concern of all • To create outstanding learning and teaching which engages pupils, is active, collaborative and encourages independence • To foster pupil voice which involves children in the development and delivery of their own education and the life of their academy"

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Old Bank Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (47% in reading, 68% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Old Bank Academy as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Old Bank Academy are Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 86% maths); Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 85% maths); and Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 77% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Old Bank Academy.

Old Bank Academy is one of 18 schools run by Impact Education Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

53.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 24 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 12 (10.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Old Bank Academy provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties.

Old Bank Academy had 7 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 Mirfield Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Taylor Hall Lane (at), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Old Bank Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Old Bank Academy issued 7 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Old Bank Academy are The Mirfield Free Grammar (0.2 miles), Castle Hall Academy (0.6 miles) and Spen Valley High School (1.2 miles).