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Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School

Community school · Liversedge · WF15 8BL

Ages 3–11 · 202 pupils · Kirklees

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

4.8%

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
178

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

202 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
202
Boys / girls
102 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
202 / 210 (96%)
Free school meals
31.3%
FSM pupils
63
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
Mr Russell Ingleby

Location

Address
Hightown Road
Postcode
WF15 8BL
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, 202 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 31.3%.

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

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Russell Ingleby
Website
www.hightown.kirklees.sch.uk

Official links