Nields Academy
Primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees. Inadequate (Nov 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 28 November 2023, report published 5 February 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Nields Junior Infant and Nursery School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Nields Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2027
The last inspection was in November 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesSlaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
- 0.9 milesWilberlee Junior and Infant School
School remains Good (Jul 2022)
- 1.2 milesLinthwaite Clough Primary School
Inadequate (Sep 2023) Special measures
- 1.4 milesClough Head Junior and Infant School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 1.5 milesWellhouse Junior and Infant School
Report card, Feb 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.