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Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Julie Hampson

location_onBatley, WF17 5LP

language Visit Website phone 1924326728

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Batley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Batley, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 193 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #1,933 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 73%

Writing83% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.6

-5.8 to -1.2

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.9 to -0.4

-3.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-5.3 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading59% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.8

-1.3 to 3.5

2.5

Write

LA -0.7

0.3 to 4.7

0.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.9 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 71%

Writing75% LA 74%

Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.8

-1.5 to 3.1

0.5

Write

LA -1.1

-1.7 to 2.7

0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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29 March 2017

Inspection Report

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22 March 2016

Inspection Report

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04 November 2014

Inspection Report

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13 May 2014

Inspection Report

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16 January 2014

Inspection Report

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28 September 2011

Inspection Report

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24 June 2009

Inspection Report

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15 May 2006

Inspection Report

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08 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2018-04-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-03-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 193 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	221	1	0.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils