Fixby Junior and Infant School is a primary school located in Huddersfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lightridge Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2HB
Website: www.fixby.org
Telephone: 01484226650
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Allen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107634

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 306
Number of Pupils: 301
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 146

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.5
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fixby Junior and Infant School
Lightridge Road , Fixby HD2 2HB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ashbrow School
Ash Meadow Close , Sheepridge HD2 1EX
3out of 4 859 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy
Bradley Boulevard , Sheepridge HD2 1EA
- not rated 1,297 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CE Academy
Deighton Road , Deighton HD2 1JP
3out of 4 1,680 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Birkby Junior School
Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE
3out of 4 1,701 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities
Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT
3out of 4 1,192 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School
Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ
3out of 4 1,483 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Rastrick High School
Field Top Road , Rastrick HD6 3XB
3out of 4 2,893 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG
3out of 4 2,926 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenhead College
Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES
- not rated 3,210 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highbury School
Lower Edge Road , Rastrick HD6 3LD
4out of 4 2,020 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mount School
3 Binham Road , Edgerton HD2 2AP
- not rated 2,271 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
William Henry Smith School
Boothroyd , HD6 3JW
4out of 4 2,780 yd Non-maintained special school No Boys More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees
20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN
- not rated 3,169 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.