OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
11 December 2024
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kirklees
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
223
223 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
115
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
108
48.4% of pupils
5.5 pts
below England
School
19.3%
Kirklees
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
7.1 pts
above England
School
27.4%
Kirklees
22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kirklees
0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Asian background
4.9%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
10.8%
24 of
223 pupils
10.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
20.9%
SEN support
7.6%
17 pupils
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
below
EHC plans
3.1%
7 pupils
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
9
Autistic spectrum disorder
3
Specific learning difficulty
3
Moderate learning difficulty
2
Social, emotional & mental health
2
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
5.51%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
5.51%
Kirklees
6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
10.66%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.16 pts
lower than
England
School
10.66%
Kirklees
15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
1.02%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.79 pts
lower than
England
School
1.02%
Kirklees
1.53%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.2%
18.0 pts
above England
Carlton Junior and Infant School
106.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.