Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kirklees
Unique reference
107615
Address
Heaton Road, Paddock, HD1 4JJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
366 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
35.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
32%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 36.6%
White British 13.7%
Mixed 13.1%
African 10.7%
Other Asian 9%
Other 7.1%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 2.7%
Indian 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
37
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
42
20
22
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
5
3
Reception, Full-time
42
18
24
Year 1
33
14
19
Year 2
47
22
25
Year 3
53
28
25
Year 4
45
23
22
Year 5
47
28
19
Year 6
48
24
24
Year 2024-2025

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