Key Information

We're here to help, don’t hesitate to give us a call on:

📞 01924 326708 (8:00am - 3:30pm)

✉️ smit-office@coopacademies.co.uk

Our Address

Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Leeds Old Road
Heckmondwike
WF16 9BB

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Unsure who you need to contact?

Please contact the main office.

Phone: 01924 326708
Email: smit-office@coopacademies.co.uk

Who is the Headteacher?

Mrs Catherine Brackenbury

What time is the Main Office open?

Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 4:00pm

Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm

My child will be absent, what do I do?

Please report an absence on the class charts app, email or ring the academy before 8.45am to inform the office of the reason for the absence.

01924 326708
smit-office@coopacademies.co.uk

Need help with your admissions forms?

Please find our admissions policy here.

If you need help with your admissions please contact the main office.

Phone: 01924 326708
Email: smit-office@coopacademies.co.uk

I'd like to report a safeguarding concern

Please make sure to report any safeguarding concern as soon as possible. Find more information on our reporting a safeguarding concern page.

Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are:

Gemma Shaw
Catherine Brackenbury (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Joanne Pickles (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)

If you’d like to speak to our Safeguarding team, please call 01924 326708.

Who is our Designated Teacher for Looked After Children and Recently Looked After Children?

Our Designated Teacher for Looked After and Recently Looked After Children is Gemma Shaw.

If you’d like to speak to her, please call 01924 326708.

Contact our Data Protection Officer

For Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information Requests, please contact:

Data Protection Officer for Co-op Academies Trust: Tammy Pyszky
Email: tammy.pyszky@coopacademies.co.uk

Who can I speak to about Special Educational Needs support?

Our SENDCo is Gemma Shaw. Please contact 01924 326708 or arrange a meeting via the Main Office.

SEND Policy

Paper Copies?

If you would like paper copies of anything on our website, please contact
smit-office@coopacademies.co.uk

I'd like to contact the Governing Body

Our Chair of Governors is Tracey Darley.

To contact the Governing Body, please write to:

FAO Tracey Darley
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Leeds Old Road,
Heckmondwike,
WF16 9BB

Members of Governing Body

Governance Structure

I'd like to contact Co-op Academies Trust

The Academy is sponsored by Co-op Academies Trust

You can write to the Central Team at:

X99 Co-op Academies
8th Floor
1 Angel Square
Manchester
M60 0AG

You can ring the Central Team on: 0161 834 1212.

How do I make a complaint?

If you wish to make a complaint, you should do so in accordance with our Trust Complaints Policy

The procedure allows parents, carers or anyone else to raise a concern or complaint relating to the academy or Co-op Academies Trust.

The procedure is divided into three stages:

Stage One (The Informal Stage) you should speak to a staff member in the academy to see if they can resolve the issue.
Stage Two (The Formal Stage) is the point at which you should put the complaint in writing to the Headteacher or another senior member of staff. Where the complaint is against the Headteacher, you should write to the Chair of Governors at our school address. Address the letter or email to ‘Chair of Governors’.
Stage Three (Formal Resolution) is the final stage. It involves a hearing before a panel including governors and an independent person who will review the complaint in its entirety.