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St Aidan's Church of England Academy

Primary · Huddersfield · HD8 9DQ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 January 2025

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At a glance

137 pupils · 76% of 180 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–10
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.saintaidans.org.uk
URN
143228

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 19 families named it first for 19 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 8 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 28 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

19 places offered · 19 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2019 entry)

Criterion 6
429.52 m (≈0.27 mi)

2019 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Kirklees 52%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Kirklees 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kirklees: 3.44 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,576; 28.6% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,219
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £98,000; in-year balance +£117,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.6%62.3%
Social housing21.4%17.1%
Privately rented11.4%20.5%
Detached houses34.6%22.9%
Flats5.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011114 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£260,000309 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£333,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (112)£345,000
Semi-detached (116)£245,000
Terraced (77)£190,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
9a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
4a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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