Scissett Church of England Academy
Primary · Huddersfield · HD8 9HR
Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
179 pupils · 96% of 186 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 5.2% of pupils
- SEN support
- 13.9% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 1.2% of pupils
- URN
- 143232
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.07 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 32 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
55% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 45% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 1 April 2025: S5 Inspection
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.