The government has made a final decision on who is to run a large, new primary school in Huddersfield.

Moor End Academies Trust will operate the new school in Dryclough Road in Crosland Moor which is due to welcome its first reception class next September.

Currently being created by Kirklees Council in the grounds of Moor End Academy High School, it will be able to accommodate 630 children aged four to 11 due to the growing demand for primary places in south west Huddersfield.

The new primary will be a separate school to the academy, which is also operated by Moor End Academies Trust and will continue as a secondary.

Although Kirklees Council will have a vital role in providing support to the new school, it will be run by the academies trust due to a government requirement that all new schools must be academies.

Clr Shabir Pandor, Kirklees Cabinet member for Schools and Learning, said: “We warmly welcome the news that Moor End Academies Trust are sponsoring the new school.

“While the final decision was made by the government, Moor End Academies Trust had our full support.

“After viewing their proposals we had recommended them as sponsors.

“This means a Kirklees provider which is already successful in the local area will be working with us to establish these new places, giving us a local solution to a local need.

“Moor End Academies Trust has a clear focus on standards. They show ambition for local families and always have high expectations for what pupils and teachers can achieve.

“As a council, we are hugely committed to excellence in education. Despite government cutbacks, we are creating places in several parts of Kirklees – and this project for a new-build school is another very significant investment.”

Jane Acklam, chief executive of Moor End Academies Trust, said: “Moor End Academies Trust wants every student to have the best possible chance to achieve in school.

“Stronger partnerships with families, local businesses, community agencies and universities are essential as we focus on a holistic approach to improving student outcomes.”

The new primary school will be one of two running on the same road from next September.

At a cabinet meeting on September 22, councillors accepted a plan to create Huddersfield’s biggest primary school of 840 children by merging Thornton Lodge Nursery School, Dryclough Infant School and Crosland Moor Junior School.

The three schools already share one site and will now be re-named as one school for children aged two to 11, including nursery and childcare places, using their current buildings.

It will be voluntarily controlled by the Church of England.