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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Purlwell Infant and Nursery School, URN 107641
- 23 November 2010Graded inspection: Good · as Purlwell Infant and Nursery School, URN 107641
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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 entry130 applications · 57 places offered · 45 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Kirklees median median 2.4
- 2025 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Kirklees median
Dashed bars: as Purlwell Infant and Nursery School (URN 107641), the previous school.
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 | 57 | 130 | 2.3 | 45 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2025 * | 51 | 121 | 2.4 | 43 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2024 * | 54 | 113 | 2.1 | 49 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 * | 54 | 129 | 2.4 | 48 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 * | 52 | 111 | 2.1 | 52 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 63 | 131 | 2.1 | 56 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 * | 64 | 132 | 2.1 | 62 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 66 | 130 | 2.0 | 56 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2018 * | 66 | 138 | 2.1 | 56 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 * | 59 | 107 | 1.8 | 55 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 90 | 135 | 1.5 | 83 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 * | 86 | 132 | 1.5 | 65 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2014 * | 82 | 120 | 1.5 | 74 | 0.90 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.3applications per place
- 0.4 km · KirkleesGood2021
- 0.7 km · KirkleesRemains Good20242.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · KirkleesGood20234.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place
- 0.7 km · KirkleesImproved significantly20244.9applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · KirkleesRemains Good202349%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20222.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151325 · 382/2067
- Capacity
- 240 pupils · 230 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School (URN 107641)
- Address
- Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7PE
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources