Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school located in Dewsbury. 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 01/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Vicarage Road, Dewsbury

School Information

Address: Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9PD
Website: www.headfieldschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01924463193
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Louise Brown
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107707

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 580
Number of Boys: 301
Number of Girls: 279

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.4
Writing
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.2
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU
4out of 4 1,846 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Vicarage Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9PD
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Slaithwaite Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9DL
3out of 4 295 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Pentland Infant and Nursery School
Pentland Road , Savile Town WF12 9JR
3out of 4 471 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LY
3out of 4 844 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paulinus Catholic Primary School
Temple Road , WF13 3QE
3out of 4 1,273 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road , WF13 4LL
1out of 4 2,150 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE
3out of 4 2,178 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road , WF12 7DW
3out of 4 2,376 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive , WF12 0HE
2out of 4 2,433 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rida Boys High School
Perseverance Inn , Forge Lane WF12 9EJ
- not rated 720 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX
- not rated 779 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Institute of Islamic Education
South Street , Savile Town WF12 9NG
- not rated 804 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street , Savile Town WF12 9AY
- not rated 832 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Paradise Primary School
1 Bretton Street , WF12 9BB
- not rated 853 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.