OFSTED
24 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kirklees
Trust
The Spenborough Co-operative Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
165
165 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
77
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
88
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.9 pts
above England
School
32.7%
Kirklees
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.6 pts
below England
School
6.7%
Kirklees
22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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.
White British
83.6%
138
Pakistani
4.8%
8
White and Asian
4.2%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
3
Indian
1.2%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
37.0%
61 of
165 pupils
16.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Kirklees
71.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Writing
13.7 pts above England
School
84.0%
Kirklees
68.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
Kirklees
70.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.78 pts
lower than
England
School
4.44%
Kirklees
6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.48 pts
lower than
England
School
9.33%
Kirklees
15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
94.3%
6.1 pts
above England
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School
94.3%
Kirklees
87.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.