Schools by area › Kirklees › Marsden Junior School
Marsden Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Manchester Road, Marsden, Huddersfield HD7 6EP · themjs.org · 01484 843588
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 165
- 69% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Marsden Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 January 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Jan 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107675), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107675)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 62
- 32% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied