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Fixby Junior and Infant School

Community school · Huddersfield · HD2 2HB

Ages 4–11 · 305 pupils · Kirklees

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

7.6%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.4%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
279

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

40

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
122
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill97%

305 pupils · 313 places

Pupils on roll
305
Boys / girls
167 / 138
School capacity
313
Capacity fill
305 / 313 (97%)
Free school meals
33.4%
FSM pupils
102
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Allen

Location

Address
Lightridge Road, Fixby
Postcode
HD2 2HB
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 305 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.4%.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD2
11
Primary in HD2
6
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HuddersfieldNear HD2

  • Fixby Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 2HB · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM30.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Ashbrow School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1EX · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM48.8%
    • Demand0.93

    0.5 miles away

  • Christ Church CE Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1JP · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM64.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Birkby Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 6HE · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM41.2%

    1.0 miles away

  • Carr Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighouse · HD6 3LT · Calderdale

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand0.85

    1.0 miles away

  • Birkby Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 5HQ · Kirklees

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM28.2%
    • Demand1.02

    1.2 miles away

  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 2BJ · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.6%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Allen

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