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Lee Mount Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Lee Mount Road, Lee Mount, Halifax HX3 5EB · leemountacademy.co.uk · 01422 352856

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Calderdale 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
274
70% of 390 places
Local authority
Calderdale
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
53.7%
First language not English
14.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 22 (Places 26)22September 2023: 33 (Places 34)33September 2024: 24 (Places 33)24September 2025: 30 (Places 39)30September 2026: 19 (Places 24)19Places 24
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202624190.8100%
September 2025Sept 202539300.8100%
September 2024Sept 202433240.7100%
September 2023Sept 202334331100%
September 2022Sept 202226220.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Calderdale it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 33% (England 53%)33%2016/17: 35% (England 61%)35%2017/18: 38% (England 64%)38%2018/19: 33% (England 65%)33%2022/23: 40% (England 60%)40%2023/24: 39% (England 61%)39%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107483)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Lee Mount Academy on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

What parents said

67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
67%
Positive
43%
Replies
15
5% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼34% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼54% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼74% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼47% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼33% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼43% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 43%

based on 8 parents (53%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 63%

based on 7 parents (47%) with SEND

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