# Skelmanthorpe Academy

Skelmanthorpe Academy is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 3 to 10.

It had 124 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143230. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 10
- Pupils: 124
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 143230

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, April 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 29 April 2025
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [St Aidan's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-academy-e143228): 500 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Joseph Norton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-norton-academy-e143227): 1.1 km. Special. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Scissett Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scissett-middle-school-e143792): 1.2 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shelley College, A Share Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shelley-college-a-share-academy-e137352): 1.3 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Scissett Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scissett-church-of-england-academy-e143232): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- [Denby Dale First and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denby-dale-first-and-nursery-school-e107688): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023

## 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/143230)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143230)

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