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High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School

Community school · Liversedge · WF15 8LD

Ages 3–11 · 128 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-11-24

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
107

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

8

Places offered

9

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
15
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
0
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

128 pupils · 142 places

Pupils on roll
128
Boys / girls
77 / 51
School capacity
142
Capacity fill
128 / 142 (90%)
Free school meals
46.7%
FSM pupils
57
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Tai

Location

Address
Eighth Avenue, Hightown
Postcode
WF15 8LD
Town
Liversedge
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 3–11, in Liversedge, Kirklees, 128 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 46.7%.

Open schools in Liversedge
9
Primary schools in Liversedge
8
Academies among open schools in Liversedge
33% (3)
Open schools in WF15
9
Primary in WF15
8
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 LiversedgeNear WF15

  • Hightown Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liversedge · WF15 8BL · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    0.5 miles away

  • Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cleckheaton · BD19 3AE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM29.2%
    • Demand0.80

    0.8 miles away

  • Hartshead Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Liversedge · WF15 8AW · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand1.33

    1.0 miles away

  • Howard Park Community School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cleckheaton · BD19 3SA · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM18.5%
    • Demand1.29

    1.2 miles away

  • Scholes Village Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Cleckheaton · BD19 6DN · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.93

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Tai
Telephone
01274875330
Website
www.highbankschool.co.uk

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