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Lindley Junior School

Primary · Huddersfield · HD3 3LY

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 March 2023

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At a glance

495 pupils · 104% of 478 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.lindleyjun.org.uk
URN
137519

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 March 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 7
1827 m (≈1.14 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

123 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
Kirklees average61.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Raysfield Primary SchoolBristol · 149 miles awayGood66%
Oaklands Primary AcademyWesterham · 180 miles awayRequires improvement40%
Holystone Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 95 miles awayGood71%
Fairways Primary SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · 178 miles awayGood70%
Rose Hill Primary SchoolStockport · 21 miles awayExpected standard63%
The James Oglethorpe Primary SchoolUpminster · 170 miles awayGood67%
Woodfall Primary and Nursery SchoolNeston · 57 miles awayGood79%
St Anne's Church Primary SchoolWeston Super Mare · 164 miles awayGood70%
Ryders Hayes SchoolWalsall · 71 miles awayGood63%
Bramford Primary SchoolBilston · 79 miles awayGood73%
Hurst Park Primary AcademyWest Molesey · 167 miles awayGood66%
The Quinta Primary SchoolCongleton · 39 miles awayGood65%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 55% (Kirklees 52%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 17% (Kirklees 21%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 6% (Kirklees 6%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 6% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Kirklees 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Kirklees 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Kirklees 3%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Kirklees 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Kirklees 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Kirklees 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Kirklees 3%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Kirklees 0%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Kirklees 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.01 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kirklees: 3.44 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

68% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,409; 11.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher47%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health52%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.6%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented23.8%20.5%
Detached houses45.7%22.9%
Flats15.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms41.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011210 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,000441 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£150,000–£284,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (93)£400,000
Semi-detached (128)£241,000
Terraced (151)£157,500
Flat (69)£145,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
28an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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