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Cumberworth CofE First School

Primary · Huddersfield · HD8 8NU

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

107 pupils · 86% of 124 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–10
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
1.9% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.cumberworthfirstschool.co.uk
URN
151812

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 10 families named it first for 10 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 12 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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 (2022 entry)

Criterion 7
2124.76 m (≈1.32 mi)

2022 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 94% (Kirklees 52%, England 60%) · Not recorded 3% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Kirklees 3%, England 7%) · 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)
2.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.3%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,249; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85.1%62.3%
Social housing2.3%17.1%
Privately rented12.4%20.5%
Detached houses43.5%22.9%
Flats1.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms36.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011117 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£337,50032 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£276,000–£525,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£550,000
Semi-detached (13)£300,000
Terraced (6)£230,000

Homes around this school are dearer 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
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
5a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
3a 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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