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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberKirkleesWF17 6EYLydgate Junior and Infant School
Primary

Lydgate Junior and Infant School

Primary

Kirklees · Batley · WF17 6EY www.lydgateprimary.kgfl.dbprimary.com/

Pupils
295
cap. 322
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
295
Pupils · 2024/25
73%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
295
Pupils · 2024/25
73%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lydgate Junior and Infant School · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-19pp
87%71%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
11%
-10pp
21%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
295
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
73%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, WF17 6EY
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
2024/2568%11%77%23%86%25%84%25%86%82%104.0106.0108.012%295
2023/2487%21%90%38%92%31%95%38%90%97%107.0108.0110.011%276
2022/2370%7%78%15%72%17%85%28%80%85%104.0105.0106.0-0.30+0.60+2.2012%276
2018/1954%8%68%19%78%16%68%19%84%81%102.0103.0107.0-2.90-1.50-2.409%278
2017/1854%7%61%17%71%22%61%12%66%76%102.0102.0105.0-1.50+0.50-0.7013%285
2016/1744%6%50%17%64%14%64%14%67%53%100.0102.0103.0-0.70+0.90+1.8010%274

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
2024/2529523.812%73%27%6%14%
2023/2427620.611%76%26%6%16%
2022/2327623.112%77%23%8%26%
2021/2228222.410%52%23%6%14%
2020/2125718.511%54%20%
2018/1927822.59%67%19%5%14%
2017/1828521.513%71%17%4%12%
2016/1727418.410%76%22%4%7%

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