Golcar Junior Infant and Nursery 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 02/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Manor Road, Huddersfield, HD7 4QE
Website: www.golcarjin.com
Telephone: 01484652954
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Frances Turner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107696

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 220

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Golcar Junior Infant and Nursery School
Manor Road , Golcar HD7 4QE 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Fieldhead , Golcar HD7 4QQ 		3out of 4 248 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School
Lower Wellhouse , Golcar HD7 4ES 		3out of 4 909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School
School Road , Scapegoat Hill HD7 4NU 		3out of 4 1,344 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy
Main Avenue , Cowlersley HD4 5US 		2out of 4 1,527 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colne Valley High School
Gillroyd Lane , Linthwaite HD7 5SP 		2out of 4 1,967 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy
New Hey Road , HD3 4GN 		3out of 4 2,095 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moor End Academy
Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA 		4out of 4 3,188 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Huddersfield New College
New Hey Road , HD3 4GL 		- not rated 2,026 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Luck Lane , Paddock HD3 4HA 		1out of 4 2,671 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Huddersfield Grammar School
Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX 		- not rated 3,017 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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