Community school · Kirklees

Lydgate Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
297Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107678URN

Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, WF17 6EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.0 below Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

62 applications for 45 places · 102nd of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

12 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Kirklees median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.5
2019 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
2018 1.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
2017 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.2
2016 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	62	1.4	43	0.96
Sep 2025	33	52	1.6	32	0.97
Sep 2024	45	62	1.4	41	0.91
Sep 2023	35	48	1.4	33	0.94
Sep 2022	34	46	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2021	38	48	1.3	35	0.92
Sep 2020	33	47	1.4	29	0.88
Sep 2019	36	52	1.4	30	0.83
Sep 2018	42	47	1.1	40	0.95
Sep 2017	42	54	1.3	37	0.88
Sep 2016	36	47	1.3	33	0.92
Sep 2015	44	59	1.3	39	0.89
Sep 2014	23	41	1.8	22	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 86% · Maths 84% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%31st of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	11%	104	106
2023/24	87%	21%	107	108
2022/23	70%	7%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lydgate Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
1.0 km · Kirklees

Good2022

3.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Kirklees

2026

1.9applications per place
Mill Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Kirklees

Good2024

2.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Kirklees

Good2023

4.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
1.7 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Hill Top Primary Academy
1.9 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Warwick Road Primary School
1.9 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107678 · 382/2122
Capacity: 322 pupils · 297 on roll
Free school meals: 25.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, WF17 6EY
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources