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Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lowerhouses Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield HD5 8JY · lowerhousesschool.co.uk · 01484 226672
Overview
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- 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
- 199
- 86% of 231 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 59.6%
- First language not English
- 27.6%
- 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 13 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 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107698)
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available