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Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School

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

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location_onHuddersfield, HD5 8JY

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

213

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Huddersfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School is a voluntary controlled school in Huddersfield, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #62 of 115 primaries in Kirklees and #7,578 of 15,713 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.6%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading40% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -0.1

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 3.0

4.4

Maths

LA 0.0

2.0 to 6.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.8

-3.3 to 2.2

1.9

Write

LA -0.7

-0.7 to 4.4

3.3

Maths

LA -0.4

0.9 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%

Reading52% LA 71%

Writing70% LA 74%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.8

-4.3 to 0.3

-1.4

Write

LA -1.1

-3.6 to 0.8

0.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-06-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-15

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 221 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 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	215	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	5	2.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	201	3	1.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	201	2	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	3	1.5%	0.5%