Wilberlee Junior and Infant School

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School continues to be a good school, providing an inclusive and caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The relationships between pupils and teachers are respectful, and pupils express that teachers genuinely care about them. The school has made notable progress in developing a wider curriculum, offering various extracurricular activities that enhance the learning experience. However, concerns remain about the effectiveness of governor oversight regarding curriculum monitoring due to restrictions from COVID-19, and some key aspects of pupils' understanding of British values and different religions need further development.

Strengths

• Inclusive and caring environment for all pupils
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• High priority given to reading and mathematics
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Well-sequenced curriculum developed in collaboration with federation schools
• Pupils feel safe and demonstrate positive behaviour
• Commitment to staff well-being and professional development

Areas for Improvement

• Underdeveloped understanding of British values and different religions among pupils
• Insufficient reporting to governors on the impact of curriculum actions

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 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.6% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Wilberlee 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 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% 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, 24.1% of pupils at Wilberlee Junior and Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School received £9,459 and spent £9,582 for each of its 79 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £16,000 (-£197 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 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Wilberlee Junior and Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Wilberlee Junior and Infant School have?

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School has 79 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wilberlee Junior and Infant School cover?

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wilberlee Junior and Infant School?

Wilberlee Junior and Infant School is at Heys Lane, Wilberlee, Wilberlee J and I School, Heys Lane, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, HD7 5UX.