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Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Albion Street, Batley WF17 5AH · fieldlaneschool.co.uk · 01924 326378
On the mapSearch near WF17 5AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.29 mi
- 0.47 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 238
- 28 over 210 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- First language not English
- 91.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.29 mi (475 m) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 62% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.29 mi0.47 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107637)
Ofsted
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107637), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107637)
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107637)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 52
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied