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Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School

Voluntary controlled school · Huddersfield · HD5 8JY

Ages 3–11 · 213 pupils · Kirklees

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.20 · Competitive

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.3%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 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

1.20 · Competitive

1st preferences

36

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill92%

213 pupils · 231 places

Pupils on roll
213
Boys / girls
114 / 99
School capacity
231
Capacity fill
213 / 231 (92%)
Free school meals
50.8%
FSM pupils
98
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Shaw

Location

Address
Lowerhouses Lane, Almondbury
Postcode
HD5 8JY
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
5 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 213 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 50.8%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD5
13
Primary in HD5
9
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 HD5

  • Lowerhouses CofE Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 8JY · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM59.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 8XW · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM35.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Moldgreen Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 8AE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM29.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Hillside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD4 6LU · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM48.0%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

  • Hill View Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 8YE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM56.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 9HU · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM21.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Dalton School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 9HN · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM30.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Shaw

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