Mill Lane Primary 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 30/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mill Lane, Batley, WF17 6EG
Website: www.mill-lane.org.uk
Telephone: 01924477544
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Christine Barlow
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107639

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 198
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 86

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.4 to 6.3
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flatts Nursery School
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4out of 4 1,905 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warwick Road Primary School
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Hyrstmount Junior School
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Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
High Street , Hanging Heaton WF17 6DW
3out of 4 975 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Carlton Junior and Infant School
Off Upper Road , Batley Carr WF13 2DQ
3out of 4 1,222 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road , WF12 7DW
3out of 4 1,472 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Upper Batley High School
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St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
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1out of 4 2,028 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westborough High School
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3out of 4 2,298 yd Foundation school No 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 2,395 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW
- not rated 1,232 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Engage Academy
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 1,294 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School
Drill Hall House , Bath Street WF13 2JR
- not rated 1,577 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Branch Christian School
Dewsbury Gospel Church , West Park Street WF13 4LA
- not rated 1,593 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Reach Academy
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3out of 4 1,721 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.