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Co-Op Academy - Smithies Moor - Heckmondwike
17th July 2026
2 mins read

Ground Broken on Transformational New Home for Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

A major milestone for education in Heckmondwike was marked as pupils, staff, project partners and invited guests gathered for the official ground-breaking ceremony of the new Co-op Academy Smithies Moor. The ceremony signals the start of construction on a brand-new, purpose-built primary school, delivered through the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme. The investment…
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Department for Education (DfE)
15th September 2023
1 min read

Leeds City Council’s deputy leader calls for additional government support to maintain safe school conditions in Leeds

The deputy leader of Leeds City Council has reiterated his call for a funding solution, to address the backlog of maintenance issues across schools in Leeds. Ahead of next week’s executive board meeting, Councillor Jonathan Pryor called on the Department for Education (DfE) to work collaboratively with the council, to deliver a school repair…
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Department for Education
4th November 2022
1 min read

Young people in Leeds make some of the best progress in the country

Leeds emerged as one of the highest performing local authorities when outcomes from GCSEs were recently published by the Department for Education. Schools are judged on how much progress pupils make from the end of primary school to the end of compulsory schooling, by comparing results in Key Stage 2 SATs with the results…
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