Dalton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 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
- 486 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 62.1%
Mixed 14.3%
Pakistani 8.8%
Unclassified 6.6%
Other 2.5%
African 1.2%
Other White 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
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 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dalton School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 12 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 13 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 32 27 |
| Year 1 | 61 31 30 |
| Year 2 | 67 38 29 |
| Year 3 | 69 36 33 |
| Year 4 | 70 39 31 |
| Year 5 | 62 36 26 |
| Year 6 | 62 23 39 |