Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 23 June 2026Report card · 7 Expected standard · as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School, URN 139912
- 8 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School, URN 139912
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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 entryHistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2025 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2022 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Kirklees median
Dashed bars: as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), the previous school.
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 * | 60 | 108 | 1.8 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 * | 58 | 88 | 1.5 | 56 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 * | 50 | 90 | 1.8 | 46 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 * | 60 | 122 | 2.0 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 * | 57 | 103 | 1.8 | 54 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 * | 60 | 123 | 2.1 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2020 * | 57 | 112 | 2.0 | 58 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 * | 59 | 126 | 2.1 | 76 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2018 * | 60 | 116 | 1.9 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 * | 57 | 95 | 1.7 | 53 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 51 | 86 | 1.7 | 43 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 92 | 1.5 | 50 | 0.83 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Windmill CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school2026
- 0.9 km · KirkleesRemains Good20233.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · KirkleesGood20222.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- Good20232.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · KirkleesGood20231.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KirkleesGood20233.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20222.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152444 · 382/2016
- Capacity
- 420 pupils
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912)
- Address
- Upper Batley Lane, Batley, WF17 0NP
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources