Stubbings Infant School

Stubbings Infant School continues to maintain a good standard of education, characterized by a supportive and caring environment. Pupils enjoy a positive and engaging learning atmosphere where they feel safe and valued. The school has effectively implemented a new early reading program, benefitting from staff training and a robust curriculum in mathematics. However, there are areas needing attention, particularly in ensuring that reading materials align better with pupils' phonics knowledge and providing more opportunities for problem-solving in mathematics. This is the school's first inspection since the COVID pandemic, and the context of their declining enrollment has been taken into account.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a positive and fun learning environment.
• Staff know pupils exceptionally well and cater to their individual needs.
• Leaders have invested in a new program for teaching early reading.
• The curriculum for mathematics is well planned.
• Pupils demonstrate a strong understanding of geography.
• The school promotes kindness and has effective behavior management.
• Parents express high satisfaction and support for the school's ethos.

Areas for Improvement

• Early readers do not have enough access to books that match their phonics knowledge.
• Limited opportunities for pupils to apply mathematics knowledge through problem-solving.
• The early years curriculum needs better alignment with Year 1.

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 Stubbings Infant School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% 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 Stubbings 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 Stubbings Infant School had 30.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Stubbings Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Stubbings Infant School received £7,490 and spent £7,930 for each of its 67 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£1,416 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 Stubbings Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stubbings Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Stubbings Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stubbings Infant School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Stubbings Infant School have?

Stubbings Infant School has 71 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stubbings Infant School cover?

Stubbings Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Stubbings Infant School?

Stubbings Infant School is at School Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8BP.