Primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees
St Thomas CE Primary School
Sherwood Avenue, Bradley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1RQ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 92% full — 387 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 194 / 193
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 022B, 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
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 57%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 36%
- 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kate Meade
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Ashbrow
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- URN
- 151801
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 48% | 0.8 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 53% | 0.9 mi |
| Ashbrow SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 54% | 1.2 mi |
| Kirkheaton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47% | 1.3 mi |
| Woodhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 74% | 1.5 mi |
| Fixby Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.6 mi |
| St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, CliftonAcademy converter | No grade | 79% | 1.6 mi |
| Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.7 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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