Carlinghow Academy

State-Funded School

carlinghow-academy-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Dewsbury and BatleyConstituency

WF17 8HTPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Carlinghow Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 304 pupils. Carlinghow Academy is part of GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

38%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

304

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 304
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Oct 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.