Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years 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 27/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lowerhouses Lane, Huddersfield

School Information

Address: Lowerhouses Lane, Huddersfield, HD5 8JY
Website: www.lowerhousesschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01484226672
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Shaw
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107698

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 229
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3.3 to 2.2
Writing
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 4.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School
Lowerhouses Lane , Almondbury HD5 8JY
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
Longcroft , Almondbury HD5 8XW
3out of 4 1,060 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Moldgreen Community Primary School
The Avenue , Moldgreen HD5 8AE
3out of 4 1,075 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Headfield Road , Newsome HD4 6LU
- not rated 1,363 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hill View Academy
Fernside Avenue , Almondbury HD5 8YE
- not rated 1,635 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James's School
St Helen's Gate , Almondbury HD4 6SG
3out of 4 1,746 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newsome Academy
Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN
- not rated 2,172 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG
3out of 4 2,460 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirklees College
Manchester Road , HD1 3LD
- not rated 1,741 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenhead College
Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES
- not rated 2,536 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE
3out of 4 552 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Huddersfield
Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH
- not rated 1,396 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southgate School
Southfield Road , Almondbury HD5 8TG
3out of 4 1,650 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Castle Hill: A Specialist College for Communication and Interaction
Newsome Road South , Newsome HD4 6JL
4out of 4 1,968 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees
20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN
- not rated 2,348 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.