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Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Rowley Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield HD8 0JD · rowleylane.co.uk · 01484 222745
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 86% of 489 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 52
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied