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Old Bank Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield WF14 0HW · oldbankacademy.co.uk · 01924 495790
On the mapSearch near WF14 0HW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.56 mi
- 0.90 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 114
- 52% of 219 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62.1%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.56 mi (903 m) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.56 mi0.90 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107687)
Ofsted
Old Bank Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107687), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107687)
Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107687)
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107687)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 26
- 27% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied