Newsome Junior 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below 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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Newsome Junior School, Castle Avenue, Huddersfield

School Information

Address: Newsome Junior School, Castle Avenue, Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Website: www.newsomejuniors.co.uk
Telephone: 01484540509
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jane Fraser
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107630

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.4
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newsome Junior School
Newsome Junior School, Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School
Berry Brow I & N School, Birch Road , Berry Brow HD4 7LP
3out of 4 496 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Headfield Road , Newsome HD4 6LU
- not rated 957 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Street , Lockwood HD1 3QP
3out of 4 1,241 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaumont Primary Academy
Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA
3out of 4 1,517 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newsome Academy
Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN
- not rated 5 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Moor End Academy
Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA
4out of 4 1,752 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Honley High School
Station Road , Honley HD9 6QJ
3out of 4 2,149 yd Academy converter 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 1,991 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenhead College
Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES
- not rated 2,665 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 3,089 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Hill: A Specialist College for Communication and Interaction
Newsome Road South , Newsome HD4 6JL
4out of 4 227 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE
3out of 4 2,161 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Huddersfield
Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH
- not rated 2,402 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees
20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN
- not rated 2,655 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Huddersfield Grammar School
Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX
- not rated 3,231 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.