Scout Road, Mytholmyroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 5JR
10 reasons to choose Scout Road Academy
Top line
Scout Road Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Hebden Bridge and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Scout Road Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Scout Road Academy has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Scout Road Academy ranks in the top 32% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 27% of schools.
The Scout Road Academy curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Scout Road Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Scout Road Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are staggered by age group from 8.30/8.40am to 3.00/3.10pm. Breakfast club from 7.30am and a tea-time club to 4.00pm.
Find another school near Scout Road Academy
The Gleddings Preparatory School (5.4 miles); Heathfield School (6.2 miles); Hipperholme Grammar Junior School (8.5 miles).
Luddendenfoot Academy (1.7 miles); Heptonstall Junior and Infant School (3 miles); Colden Junior and Infant School (4.3 miles).
Rishworth School (6.4 miles); Hipperholme Grammar School (7.7 miles).
The Crossley Heath School (5 miles); The North Halifax Grammar School (6.3 miles); Trinity Academy, Halifax (6.6 miles).