Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

Kirklees · WF16 9EA

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 211 pupils, 21.3% FSM

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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Bath Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9EA – View on map
Phone: 01924400820
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Bass
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 25 families put it first for 27 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 14 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

211 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 45
% eligible for free school meals: 21.3%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the Kirklees average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 8.3% a year (Kirklees 13.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 45% moved to another school, 55% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kirklees: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 8 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kirklees, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 62% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Kirklees average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 66% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 66%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 66% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 59%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 103
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolKirklees averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Kirklees average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: 55th of 98 junior and primary schools in the area

=51Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy63%
=51Westmoor Primary School63%
#55Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy62%
=56Lowerhouses CofE Primary School61%
=56St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy61%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Meltham Moor Primary School90%
#2Netherthong Primary School84%
=3St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School83%
=3Warwick Road Primary School83%
#5Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School81%
=6Heckmondwike Primary Academy78%
=6Lepton CofE Primary Academy78%
=8Batley Grammar School77%
=8Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School77%
=8Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School77%
=8Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School77%
=8Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School77%
=8Helme Church of England Academy77%
=8Nields Academy77%
=8Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School77%
#16Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School75%
=17Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School73%
=17Hopton Primary School73%
=17Marsden Junior School73%
=17Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School73%
=21Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School72%
=21Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School72%
=23East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School71%
=23St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy71%
=23Upperthong Junior and Infant School71%
=26Fieldhead Primary Academy70%
=26Mill Lane Primary School70%
=26Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School70%
=29Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School69%
=29Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School69%
=29Whitechapel Church of England Primary School69%
=32Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy68%
=32Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School68%
=32Eastborough Academy68%
=32Lydgate Junior and Infant School68%
=32Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School68%
=32St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy68%
#38Hillside Primary School67%
=39Beaumont Primary Academy66%
=39Co-op Academy Smithies Moor66%
=39Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy66%
=42Birstall Primary Academy65%
=42Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School65%
=42Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School65%
=42Lindley Junior School65%
=42Mount Pleasant Primary School65%
=47Carlinghow Academy64%
=47Clough Head Junior and Infant School64%
=47Gomersal Primary School64%
=47Hartshead Junior and Infant School64%
=51Birkby Junior School63%
=51Hill View Academy63%
=51Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy63%
=51Westmoor Primary School63%
#55Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy62%
=56Lowerhouses CofE Primary School61%
=56St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy61%
#58St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy60%
=59Howard Park Community School59%
=59Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School59%
=59Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School59%
=59St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy59%
=63Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School58%
=63St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School58%
=63Wilberlee Junior and Infant School58%
#66Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School57%
=67All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School56%
=67Brambles Primary Academy56%
=69Moldgreen Community Primary School55%
=69Thornhill Junior and Infant School55%
=71Ashbrow School54%
=71Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School54%
=73Newsome Junior Academy53%
=73Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy53%
=73Overthorpe CofE Academy53%
=76Dalton School52%
=76Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School52%
=76Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School52%
#79South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School51%
#80Scholes Village Primary School50%
=81New Mill Junior School49%
=81Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School49%
#83Christ Church CE Academy48%
=84Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School47%
=84Kirkheaton Primary School47%
=84Old Bank Academy47%
=87Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School43%
=87Orchard Primary Academy43%
=87Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy43%
#90Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School42%
=91Boothroyd Primary Academy41%
=91Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy41%
=91Oak CofE Primary School41%
#94Wellhouse Junior and Infant School36%
#95St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy32%
#96High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School30%
#97Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School25%
#98Carlton Junior and Infant School0%

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31st of 85 primary schools in Kirklees for Ofsted rating

#29Holme Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#30Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#31Holy Spirit Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#32Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#33Hopton Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolOutstanding
#2Emley First SchoolOutstanding
#3Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#4Beaumont Primary AcademyGood
#5Birdsedge First SchoolGood
#6Birstall Primary AcademyGood
#7Brambles Primary AcademyGood
#8Carlinghow AcademyGood
#9Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#10Clough Head Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#11Crossley Fields Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#12Denby Dale First and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First SchoolGood
#14Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Fieldhead Primary AcademyGood
#16Fixby Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#17Flockton CofE (C) First SchoolGood
#18Gomersal Primary SchoolGood
#19Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#20Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#21Hartshead Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#22Healey Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#23Helme Church of England AcademyGood
#24Hepworth Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#25High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#26Hill View AcademyGood
#27Hillside Primary SchoolGood
#28Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#29Holme Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#30Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#31Holy Spirit Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#32Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#33Hopton Primary SchoolGood
#34Howard Park Community SchoolGood
#35Kirkheaton Primary SchoolGood
#36Lepton CofE Primary AcademyGood
#37Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#38Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#39Lydgate Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#40Manor Road AcademyGood
#41Meltham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#42Meltham Moor Primary SchoolGood
#43Mill Lane Primary SchoolGood
#44Moldgreen Community Primary SchoolGood
#45Moorlands Primary SchoolGood
#46Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolGood
#47Netherthong Primary SchoolGood
#48Norristhorpe Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#49Old Bank AcademyGood
#50Orchard Primary AcademyGood
#51Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#52Overthorpe CofE AcademyGood
#53Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#54Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#55Roberttown CofE Primary SchoolGood
#56Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#57Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#58Scholes Village Primary SchoolGood
#59Shelley First SchoolGood
#60Shepley First SchoolGood
#61Skelmanthorpe AcademyGood
#62Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#63St Aidan's Church of England AcademyGood
#64St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#65St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#66St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#67St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years SchoolGood
#68Upperthong Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#69Warwick Road Primary SchoolGood
#70Westmoor Primary SchoolGood
#71Whitechapel Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#72Wilberlee Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#73Woodside Green, A Share Primary AcademyGood
#74Batley Parish CofE Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#75Co-op Academy Smithies MoorRequires improvement
#76East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#77Eastborough AcademyRequires improvement
#78Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolRequires improvement
#79Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#80Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant SchoolRequires improvement
#81St Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#82St Thomas CE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#83Heckmondwike Primary AcademyInadequate
#84Linthwaite Clough Primary SchoolInadequate
#85Nields AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,519 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

72nd of 106 primary schools in Kirklees for spending per pupil

#70Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School£6,557
#71Eastborough Academy£6,523
#72Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy£6,519
#73Hopton Primary School£6,462
#74Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School£6,458

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Holme Junior and Infant School£15,470
#2Old Bank Academy£12,719
#3Lowerhouses CofE Primary School£12,302
#4Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School£11,272
#5Wellhouse Junior and Infant School£10,533
#6Birdsedge First School£10,327
#7Denby Dale First and Nursery School£9,912
#8Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School£9,855
#9Clough Head Junior and Infant School£9,424
#10Oak CofE Primary School£9,342
#11Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School£9,196
#12Carlinghow Academy£9,050
#13Wilberlee Junior and Infant School£8,971
#14High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School£8,894
#15Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School£8,822
#16Flockton CofE (C) First School£8,574
#17Dalton School£8,507
#18Co-op Academy Smithies Moor£8,472
#19Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School£8,467
#20Christ Church CE Academy£8,378
#21Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School£8,088
#22Nields Academy£8,060
#23Fieldhead Primary Academy£7,989
#24Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School£7,964
#25Hartshead Junior and Infant School£7,905
#26Orchard Primary Academy£7,881
#27Hillside Primary School£7,869
#28Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School£7,762
#29Mill Lane Primary School£7,752
#30Ashbrow School£7,750
#31Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,687
#32Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School£7,649
#33Howard Park Community School£7,579
#34Helme Church of England Academy£7,534
#35Scholes Village Primary School£7,530
#36Westmoor Primary School£7,446
#37Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School£7,444
#38Meltham Moor Primary School£7,435
#39Overthorpe CofE Academy£7,417
#40Birstall Primary Academy£7,389
#41Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School£7,371
#42All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School£7,361
#43Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School£7,332
#44Skelmanthorpe Academy£7,314
#45Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School£7,275
#46Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School£7,275
#47Emley First School£7,226
#48Moldgreen Community Primary School£7,201
#49St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy£7,087
#50Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy£7,061
#51St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy£7,059
#52Hill View Academy£6,962
#53Lepton CofE Primary Academy£6,956
#54Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School£6,953
#55Boothroyd Primary Academy£6,937
#56Thornhill Junior and Infant School£6,933
#57Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy£6,923
#58Mount Pleasant Primary School£6,892
#59St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School£6,847
#60St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School£6,810
#61St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy£6,789
#62Upperthong Junior and Infant School£6,784
#63Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy£6,747
#64Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy£6,733
#65Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School£6,696
#66Carlton Junior and Infant School£6,687
#67Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School£6,684
#68Kaye's Academy£6,616
#69Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School£6,585
#70Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School£6,557
#71Eastborough Academy£6,523
#72Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy£6,519
#73Hopton Primary School£6,462
#74Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School£6,458
#75Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy£6,394
#76Beaumont Primary Academy£6,376
#77Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy£6,356
#78St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy£6,320
#79Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School£6,286
#80East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,258
#81Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School£6,250
#82St Aidan's Church of England Academy£6,219
#83Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,121
#84Kirkheaton Primary School£6,106
#85Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School£6,065
#86Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School£6,031
#87Brambles Primary Academy£6,024
#88Heckmondwike Primary Academy£6,007
#89Lydgate Junior and Infant School£6,005
#90Warwick Road Primary School£5,996
#91Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School£5,940
#92Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School£5,837
#93Shepley First School£5,787
#94Gomersal Primary School£5,778
#95Scissett Church of England Academy£5,744
#96St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy£5,701
#97Whitechapel Church of England Primary School£5,670
#98St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy£5,632
#99Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School£5,620
#100Netherthong Primary School£5,598
#101Highburton CofE First Academy£5,486
#102Shelley First School£5,406
#103Linthwaite Clough Primary School£3,680
#104Fixby Junior and Infant School£2,141
#105St Thomas CE Primary School£1,677
#106Cumberworth CofE First School£1,115

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