Dalton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 14 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
- 131849
- Address
- Mayfield Avenue, Dalton, HD5 9HN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 509 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 63.3%
Mixed 14.4%
Pakistani 9%
Unclassified 6.1%
Other 2.2%
Other Asian 1%
Other White 0.8%
Indian 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
African 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Dalton School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 33.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 11 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 13 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 62 31 31 |
| Year 1 | 67 39 28 |
| Year 2 | 69 36 33 |
| Year 3 | 69 42 27 |
| Year 4 | 68 37 31 |
| Year 5 | 67 28 39 |
| Year 6 | 63 34 29 |