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Newsome Junior School

Community school · Huddersfield · HD4 6JN

Ages 7–11 · 212 pupils · Kirklees

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

6.1%

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.8%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
226

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill88%

212 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
212
Boys / girls
105 / 107
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
212 / 240 (88%)
Free school meals
31.6%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Miss Jane Fraser

Location

Address
Newsome Junior School, Castle Avenue, Newsome
Postcode
HD4 6JN
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 7–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 212 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 31.6%.

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD4
15
Primary in HD4
10
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 HD4

  • Newsome Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD4 6JN · Kirklees

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM36.3%

    0.0 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

    0.5 miles away

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD1 3QP · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM32.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • Beaumont Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Free schools · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD4 5JA · Kirklees

    Ages 2–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Netherton Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD4 7JE · Kirklees

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand0.91

    1.1 miles away

  • Oak CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD4 5HX · Kirklees

    Ages 2–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM51.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jane Fraser

Official links