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Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
High Street, Hanging Heaton, Batley WF17 6DW · hangingheaton.co.uk · 01924 463035
On the mapSearch near WF17 6DW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 133
- 95% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- 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, 13 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 13 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 24 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 24
- 17% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied