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Manor Road Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Manor Road, Golcar, Huddersfield HD7 4QE · golcarjin.com · 01484 652954
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.56 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.97 mi (1.56 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 107696)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107696)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Manor Road Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107696)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107696), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107696)
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107696)