Primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees
Diamond Wood Community Academy
North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3AD
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 16 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 339
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 94% full — 339 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 172 / 167
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistently absent
- 25%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 76%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 023B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 36%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 27%
- Households with no car
- 30%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Price
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- URN
- 140392
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 77% | 0.1 mi |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 68% | 1 mi |
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 57% | 1 mi |
| Boothroyd Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 41% | 1 mi |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 32% | 1 mi |
| Westmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 63% | 1.1 mi |
| St Johns CE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| Old Bank AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 47% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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