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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberKirkleesWF12 9PDHeadfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary

Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Primary

Kirklees · Dewsbury · WF12 9PD www.headfieldschool.org.uk/

Pupils
554
cap. 600
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
554
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
554
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School · Primary · Kirklees

Finance£6138 spend / pupil£6160 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+10pp
65%60%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
2%
-6pp
8%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 72.07%
SPAG higher standard
49%
LA AVG 26.76%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.18
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.52
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
554
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
53%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Vicarage Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9PD
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
2024/2565%2%76%28%72%5%78%35%80%85%106.0107.0109.022%554
2023/2455%8%64%20%73%16%73%22%78%79%103.0104.0107.022%547
2022/2358%8%72%22%73%13%72%27%81%81%104.0105.0107.0-0.20+1.50+1.7021%561
2018/1960%7%66%21%81%20%75%23%81%81%103.0104.0108.0-0.50+1.30-0.4022%616
2017/1854%6%62%15%74%18%70%13%77%78%101.0102.0107.0-3.20+0.00-2.0020%612
2016/1758%7%63%15%77%17%79%17%81%85%102.0104.0108.0-2.80-0.50-0.6016%626

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
2024/2555423.322%53%30%7%18%
2023/2454722.122%69%26%7%23%
2022/2356122.421%79%23%8%27%
2021/2257723.422%85%23%6%19%
2020/2158023.025%89%22%
2018/1961623.922%96%22%4%7%
2017/1861222.920%97%24%4%10%
2016/1762623.016%98%25%5%10%

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