Diamond Wood Community Academy
Diamond Wood Community Academy is a sponsored academy in Dewsbury for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 339 pupils and room for 360. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.
North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3AD01924 325308diamondwoodacademy.co.ukMrs Rebecca Price headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
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Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
62 places were empty (17% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 11% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2025 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2025. Every child who applied got a place (84 offers for 120 places).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (60), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Hearing impairment (4), emotional and mental health (4), Vision impairment (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 339 | 361 | 378 | 393 | 408 | 387 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 23% | 29% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 73% | 76% | 72% | 74% | 76% | 82% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.7% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.8% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 2.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.2% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 33.6% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Church of England | 140 m | 401 | Good 2023 | 76 | Compare |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 417 | Report card 2026 | 61 | Compare |
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School | Council | 1.0 miles | 482 | Good 2022 | 43 | Compare |
| Boothroyd Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 557 | No overall grade 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 363 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| Westmoor Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 394 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| St John’s CE Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 240 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Old Bank Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 114 | Good 2024 | 24 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Diamond Wood Community Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Diamond Wood Community Academy yet.
How many pupils does Diamond Wood Community Academy have?
339 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 360 places, so it is 94% full.
Is Diamond Wood Community Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 62 places were empty in 2024/25 (17% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Diamond Wood Community Academy?
Pupils were in school 92.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Diamond Wood Community Academy?
The average class had 26.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3AD
- Telephone
- 01924 325308
- Website
- www.diamondwoodacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Price
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None, Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Multi-academy trust
- Enhance Academy Trust (17 schools)
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2014 (new provision)
- URN
- 140392 · LAESTAB 3822017 · UKPRN 10044172
- Formerly
- Ravensthorpe Infant and Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Kirklees council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.