Upperthong Junior and Infant School is a primary school located in Holmfirth. 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 07/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Burnlee Road, Holmfirth

School Information

Address: Burnlee Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2LE
Website: www.upperthongschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01484683176
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carolyn Littlewood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107680

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 214
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.8
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.7

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:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Upperthong Junior and Infant School
Burnlee Road , HD9 2LE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School
Cartworth Road , HD9 2RG 		3out of 4 1,176 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School
Waterside Lane , Holmbridge HD9 2PF 		3out of 4 1,517 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Netherthong Primary School
School Street , Netherthong HD9 3EB 		4out of 4 2,209 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scholes (Holmfirth) J & I School
Wadman Road , Scholes HD9 1SZ 		2out of 4 2,831 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holmfirth High School
Heys Road , Thongsbridge HD9 7SE 		3out of 4 2,868 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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