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Dalton School

Primary

Kirklees · Huddersfield · HD5 9HN http://www.daltonschool.co.uk

Pupils
486
cap. 490
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
486
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
486
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dalton School · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
-2pp
67%60%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
486
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Mayfield Avenue, Dalton, Huddersfield, HD5 9HN
Local authority
Kirklees
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%0%74%25%62%0%72%16%74%74%104.0104.0103.023%486
2023/2454%2%71%19%71%2%76%17%78%70%104.0103.0103.021%509
2022/2354%4%60%17%64%6%70%17%79%53%103.0103.0102.0-1.80-0.50-0.1016%521
2018/1952%6%56%17%71%12%71%14%76%67%100.0102.0103.0-3.10-1.60-1.709%522
2017/1867%8%75%24%71%10%81%22%73%67%104.0105.0104.0-1.00-2.70+0.607%521
2016/1762%3%69%15%80%7%77%18%89%74%102.0104.0104.0-1.00-0.20+0.208%519

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548618.823%7%30%5%10%
2023/2450921.021%6%33%6%17%
2022/2352119.216%7%32%6%19%
2021/2251018.815%7%35%7%19%
2020/2150420.69%8%31%
2018/1952218.99%8%27%4%11%
2017/1852118.57%8%30%5%10%
2016/1751919.08%6%30%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.