Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, providing a supportive and nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The school embodies a strong ethos centered around respect, trust, courage, and joy, helping pupils to develop both academically and socially. With a committed leadership team, the school sets high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. While pupils generally show excellent behavior and a strong attitude to learning, occasional behavioral issues arise during break times but are effectively managed by staff.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe in a welcoming environment.
• Leaders have high expectations for every pupil, including those with SEND.
• Excellent behavior in lessons with a strong pride in their work.
• Teachers effectively model learning and revisit concepts for retention.
• A well-structured phonics scheme supports effective reading development.
• Leaders provide numerous opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles.
• Staff feel valued and well-supported through training and consideration for their well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, teachers do not consistently select the best lesson activities to support learning.

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 Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.9% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior 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 Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% 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, 27.4% of pupils at Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School received £7,916 and spent £7,861 for each of its 274 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £236,000 (£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 Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School have?

Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School has 274 pupils on roll.

What age range does Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School cover?

Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?

Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is at Staincliffe Hall Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7QX.