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Manor Road Academy

URN
152445
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Manor Road Academy
URN
152445
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#73 of 112 schools in Kirklees

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
24 July 2022
Inspection date
9 June 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

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This inspection was recorded under URN 107696 (Golcar Junior Infant and Nursery School).

Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Kirklees
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Kirklees)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.golcarjin.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Kirklees to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

HD7 4QE - Manor Road, Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Manor Road, Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Postcode
HD7 4QE
Phone
1484652954
Website
www.golcarjin.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Kirklees
Local authority code
382

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 388 schools in Kirklees.

Authority statistics

Total schools

388

Open schools

202

Closed schools

186

Primary schools

259

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    24 July 20229 June 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 24 July 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      24 July 2022
      Inspected
      9 June 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary259 (68.0%)
    • Secondary49 (12.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other73 (19.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Golcar Junior Infant and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School227 mPrimaryOpen
    Beech Primary School605 mPrimaryClosed
    Wellhouse Junior and Infant School832 mPrimaryOpen
    Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Cowlersley Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Clough Head Junior and Infant School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Golcar Junior Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
      Distance
      227 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Beech Primary School
      Distance
      605 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Wellhouse Junior and Infant School
      Distance
      832 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Kirklees)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimaryHD5 8XWOpen
    Almondbury Junior SchoolPrimaryHD5 8TGClosed
    Ashbrow Junior SchoolPrimaryHD2 1EXClosed
    Ashbrow SchoolPrimaryHD2 1EXOpen
    Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryWF17 8PAClosed
    • All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD5 8XW
      Status
      Open
    • Almondbury Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD5 8TG
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashbrow Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD2 1EX
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashbrow School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HD2 1EX
      Status
      Open
    • Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School
    Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cowlersley Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Clough Head Junior and Infant School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WF17 8PA
    Status
    Closed