Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

State-Funded School

co-op-academy-smithies-moor-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Spen ValleyConstituency

WF16 9BBPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 148 pupils. Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

34%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

148

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 148
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
22 Mar 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.