Report card · inspected Apr 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 | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong 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
- 14 April 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention · as Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School, URN 107669
- 1 December 2021Graded inspection: Good · as Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School, URN 107669
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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 entry- 2026 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2025 2.7; Kirklees median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 2.7; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2022 2.8; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 2.5; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2018 2.3; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Kirklees median
Dashed bars: as Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School (URN 107669), 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 * | 23 | 54 | 2.4 | 16 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2025 * | 23 | 62 | 2.7 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 * | 29 | 63 | 2.2 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 23 | 63 | 2.7 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 * | 29 | 73 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2019 * | 29 | 73 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 48 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.03 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Hightown Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school2026
- 0.8 km · KirkleesStandards maintained20241.4applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20245.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · KirkleesRequires improvement20244.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · KirkleesRemains Good20223.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · KirkleesGood2024
- Graded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KirkleesGood20232.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · KirkleesRemains Good20232.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152495 · 382/2102
- Capacity
- 210 pupils
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2026
- Replaced
- Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School (URN 107669)
- Address
- Hightown Road, Liversedge, WF15 8BL
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources