Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 2 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 107669
- Address
- Hightown Road, WF15 8BL
- Website
- www.hightown.kirklees.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 196 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 81.6%
Pakistani 6.1%
Unclassified 3.6%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 3.1%
Caribbean 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 22 10 12 |
| Year 1 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 2 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 5 | 28 9 19 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |