Skelmanthorpe Academy, Huddersfield

In its own words: "Many of you may be aware that school has had an OFSTED Inspection on the 29th April 2025. Inspectors judged the school to remain a good school. Click on following link While this was a one-day, ungraded inspection, its purpose was to confirm whether the school has maintained the strong performance noted at the last full inspection."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Skelmanthorpe Academy, we aim to educate and nurture every child, ensuring they acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be successful in the future. A great team of dedicated and hard-working teachers, and support staff strive to ensure that your children have the best educational experience that they can possibly have."

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Skelmanthorpe Academy as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Skelmanthorpe Academy are St Aidan's Church of England Academy (0.3 miles, Good); Scissett Church of England Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding); Denby Dale First and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Good); and Kaye's Academy (1.5 miles).

Skelmanthorpe Academy is one of 19 schools run by Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Skelmanthorpe Academy (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (8%).

Skelmanthorpe Academy had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Denby Dale Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Street, 180 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, burglary and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).

In 2024/25, Skelmanthorpe Academy issued 2 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Skelmanthorpe Academy are Scissett Middle School (0.7 miles); and Shelley College, A Share Academy (0.8 miles).