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Diamond Wood Community Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Sponsored academy
North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury WF13 3AD · diamondwoodacademy.co.uk · 01924 325308
On the mapSearch near WF13 3AD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 339
- 94% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.1%
- First language not English
- 72.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 81 | 80 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 103 | 103 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Diamond Wood Community Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective