Lydgate Junior and Infant School is a primary school located in Batley. 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 13/12/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lydgate Road, Batley

School Information

Address: Lydgate Road, Batley, WF17 6EY
Website: www.lydgateprimary.kgfl.dbprimary.com/
Telephone: 01924476218
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anita Kishore
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107678

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 322
Number of Pupils: 257
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 123

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.9
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Lydgate Road , Soothill WF17 6EY
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
High Street , Hanging Heaton WF17 6DW
3out of 4 1,039 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road , Shaw Cross WF12 7HP
3out of 4 1,129 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Lane Primary School
Mill Lane , WF17 6EG
3out of 4 1,422 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 1,557 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upper Batley High School
Blenheim Drive , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BJ
3out of 4 2,093 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road , WF12 7DW
3out of 4 2,389 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road , Tingley WF3 1JQ
3out of 4 2,609 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill , WF17 0AD
3out of 4 2,548 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Engage Academy
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 1,538 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reach Academy
The Field Hill Centre , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BQ
3out of 4 1,765 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW
- not rated 1,888 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane , WF5 9BS
3out of 4 2,669 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dale House School
Ruby Street , Carlinghow WF17 8HL
- not rated 2,905 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.