# Old Bank Academy

Old Bank Academy is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 114 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147884. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 114
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 147884

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 May 2024
- 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, 47% of pupils at Old Bank Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 47% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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.

- [The Mirfield Free Grammar](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mirfield-free-grammar-e136674): 380 m. Secondary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossley-fields-junior-and-infant-school-e107697): 540 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/battyeford-cofe-vc-primary-school-e107728): 940 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Castle Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hall-academy-e146367): 980 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hollybank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybank-school-e107796): 1.1 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowlees-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school-e107725): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/147884)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147884)

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