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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberKirkleesWF15 8BLHightown Junior Infant & Nursery School
PrimaryClosed

Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School

Primary

Kirklees · Liversedge · WF15 8BL www.hightown.kirklees.sch.uk

Pupils
198
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+25pp
77%59%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
198
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Hightown Road, Liversedge, WF15 8BL
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%6%71%39%71%6%77%29%68%65%105.0105.0102.029%198
2023/2440%0%60%10%50%0%63%17%73%63%101.0101.0102.021%196
2022/2357%7%70%40%67%10%80%17%77%57%105.0104.0102.0+1.90-0.70+1.0011%214
2018/1957%4%71%14%71%7%75%18%68%68%102.0105.0103.0-0.10-0.70+1.1012%232
2017/1877%3%83%27%77%7%83%20%83%77%106.0105.0105.0+1.10-1.00+1.5013%235
2016/1759%7%59%17%76%10%76%14%83%69%102.0103.0104.0+1.00+1.10+2.207%231

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
2024/2519821.529%4%34%5%12%
2023/2419619.421%5%35%5%13%
2022/2321421.511%6%35%5%14%
2021/2222021.414%6%33%6%16%
2020/2122620.611%6%30%
2018/1923219.612%5%34%4%8%
2017/1823519.413%6%35%4%10%
2016/1723118.17%5%37%3%9%

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