Emley First School

Emley First School has been rated outstanding across all inspection areas, showcasing its commitment to providing an exceptional educational experience for its pupils. The school, which has not undergone routine inspection since 2013 due to its previous high ratings, demonstrates a strong commitment to academic and personal development, fostering an inclusive environment for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and attitudes towards learning, contributing to a positive school culture where interpersonal respect and leadership are encouraged.

Strengths

• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, including for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils are very well prepared academically and socially for the next stage of learning.
• The emphasis on developing a love of reading is evident and effective.
• Pupils demonstrate remarkable empathy and leadership skills.
• Staff provide high-quality professional development and support for each other.

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 Emley First School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Emley First 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 Emley First School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% 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, 17.5% of pupils at Emley First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Emley First School received £7,339 and spent £7,358 for each of its 137 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,000 (£8 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 Emley First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Emley First School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Emley First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Emley First School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Emley First School have?

Emley First School has 137 pupils on roll.

What age range does Emley First School cover?

Emley First School for pupils aged 4 to 10.

Where is Emley First School?

Emley First School is at School Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9RT.