Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School

Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School continues to perform well, maintaining its 'good' status. The pupils thrive in a caring and supportive environment where they feel safe and valued. The staff's high expectations contribute to positive behavior among students, and their well-structured curriculum fosters resilience and encourages personal growth through extracurricular activities. Special educational needs and disabilities are well managed, ensuring inclusion for all students. The school has a strong focus on fostering a love for reading across all age groups, and leaders are dedicated to preparing pupils for their future responsibilities as active citizens. However, there are areas identified for improvement, particularly in the consistency of curriculum delivery. While the curriculum is ambitious and contains essential knowledge, opportunities to make connections across subjects sometimes elude teachers. This can impact pupil retention of information and subject interrelation. Leaders are encouraged to enhance curriculum thinking to include regular reviews that solidify learning outcomes, thereby supporting stronger knowledge retention among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending and feel safe at the school.
• Staff have high expectations and know pupils very well.
• Curriculum is well-structured, with a strong focus on reading.
• Pupils are well prepared for the next steps in their education.
• Special educational needs and disabilities are well supported.
• Leaders provide various extracurricular activities for personal development.
• Pupils actively develop leadership skills and community awareness.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers sometimes miss opportunities to revisit and build upon learned knowledge.
• Links between different subjects could be stronger.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.1% of pupils at Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School received £6,547 and spent £6,432 for each of its 183 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £158,000 (£861 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School have?

Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School has 183 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School cover?

Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School?

Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School is at Victoria Road, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 4DY.