# Carlinghow Academy

Carlinghow Academy is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 304 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147584. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 304
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 147584

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 May 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Carlinghow Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Becker School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/becker-school-e150896): 260 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Batley Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batley-grammar-school-e137487): 630 m. All-through. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-academy-e148481): 650 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fairfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-school-e107802): 920 m. Special. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batley-parish-cofe-primary-academy-e150152): 970 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2022, before the school changed. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Upper Batley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upper-batley-high-school-e142406): 970 m. Secondary. School remains Good, June 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147584)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147584)

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