Marsden Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Huddersfield · HD7 6EP · Kirklees
Ages 7–11
- KS262%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM24.2%
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 107644
Marsden Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Huddersfield · HD7 6BN
Ages 3–7 · 95 pupils · Kirklees
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Overall absence
3.5%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-06-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 2.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 93
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
34
Places offered
34
1st-preference offers
34
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 40
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 34
- 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 fill53%
95 pupils · 180 places
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- Boys / girls
- 56 / 39
- School capacity
- 180
- Capacity fill
- 95 / 180 (53%)
- Free school meals
- 20%
- FSM pupils
- 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 3–7
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 Nicola Jablonski
Location
- Address
- Brougham Road, Marsden
- Postcode
- HD7 6BN
- Town
- Huddersfield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- District
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: 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 3–7, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 95 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Huddersfield · HD7 5UG · Kirklees
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM12.6%
- Demand1.17
2.1 miles away
Nields Academy
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Huddersfield · HD7 5HT · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
- Absence6.3%
- FSM29.2%
2.1 miles away
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Slaithwaite · HD7 5UX · Kirklees
Ages 4–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM12.7%
- Demand0.91
2.2 miles away
Meltham Moor Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Holmfirth · HD9 5LH · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM28.9%
- Demand0.95
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Jablonski
- Telephone
- 01484845124