Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Heckmondwike, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.53 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is a primary school in Heckmondwike, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kirklees.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.53 miles from the school, 8th shortest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 15 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 50.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kirklees.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Leeds Old Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9BB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils explained to inspectors that these changes have helped to make their school a happy place to be.”
- “Pupils achieve well, particularly at the end of key stage 2.”
- “The school and multi-academy trust (the trust) are proud to share how they have developed strong links with their local area.”
To improve
- “However, there are still regular incidences of poor behaviour.”
- “Pupils say that this happens more frequently at playtime and lunchtime.”
- “However, the proportion of pupils who are persistently absent remains a concern.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Carlinghow Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Birstall Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Gomersal Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published