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Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School

Community school · Liversedge · WF15 7AW

Ages 4–11 · 417 pupils · Kirklees

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

4.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)73%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.6%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
360

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 fill100%

417 pupils · 419 places

Pupils on roll
417
Boys / girls
206 / 211
School capacity
419
Capacity fill
417 / 419 (100%)
Free school meals
8.6%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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
Mrs Claire Lyles

Location

Address
School Street, Norristhorpe
Postcode
WF15 7AW
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 4–11, in Liversedge, Kirklees, 417 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.6%.

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
Mrs Claire Lyles
Telephone
01924325720
Website
www.norristhorpeprimary.kgfl.dbprimary.com/

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