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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberKirkleesHD9 2LEUpperthong Junior and Infant School
Primary

Upperthong Junior and Infant School

Primary

Kirklees · Holmfirth · HD9 2LE www.upperthongschool.co.uk

Pupils
202
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Upperthong Junior and Infant School · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+8pp
77%70%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
6%
-7pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Burnlee Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2LE
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
2024/2571%6%87%42%77%19%77%35%84%74%107.0106.0106.013%202
2023/2463%13%78%28%78%13%88%19%84%75%105.0105.0105.013%207
2022/2377%0%89%31%86%14%80%9%91%71%107.0104.0105.0+1.20+0.80-1.7012%207
2018/1971%9%77%34%94%20%80%31%94%89%105.0105.0106.0-1.30-0.10-1.2012%209
2017/1871%3%84%26%90%6%77%16%90%81%105.0104.0104.0-0.30-1.80-0.7011%212
2016/1752%3%73%30%79%18%58%12%85%79%104.0101.0106.0-0.60-0.20-3.8010%211

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
2024/2520219.613%2%7%3%5%
2023/2420720.513%1%6%3%2%
2022/2320722.812%1%8%4%5%
2021/2221123.510%1%9%4%5%
2020/2121423.112%1%8%
2018/1920923.012%2%10%3%3%
2017/1821221.811%1%13%3%4%
2016/1721120.510%0%12%3%4%

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