Skelmanthorpe Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 10 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kirklees
Unique reference
143230
Address
Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, HD8 9DZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
126 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.5%
Persistent absence
2.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.3%
Mixed 4%
African 2.4%
Other White 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Skelmanthorpe Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
19
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
5
5
Reception, Full-time
15
8
7
Year 1
13
5
8
Year 2
22
11
11
Year 3
20
10
10
Year 4
19
12
7
Year 5
27
13
14
Year 2024-2025

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