Lindley Junior School

Lindley Junior School is performing well overall, with a rating of good across most areas. The school has a strong focus on personal development, which is supported by its outstanding behaviour and attitudes. Pupils enjoy their time at school and are engaged in a range of activities that promote both academic success and personal growth. The leadership team has high ambitions for all students, particularly in supporting those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they achieve well and access the curriculum effectively. This is the first inspection following the school's recent establishment, with a new leadership team in place since September 2022.

Strengths

• Pupils form strong relationships with each other and staff.
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on personal development opportunities.
• High expectations for pupil achievement.
• Effective safeguarding measures in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clear curriculum planning for some foundation subjects and PSHE.
• Teachers struggle to identify gaps in pupils' knowledge due to unclear learning objectives.

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 Lindley Junior School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.8% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Lindley 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 Lindley Junior School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% 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, 12.5% of pupils at Lindley Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 2023–24 Lindley Junior School received £5,950 and spent £6,089 for each of its 497 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £366,000 (£736 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Heritage Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,055 and spending £7,084 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Huddersfield · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

Lindley Junior School is part of Heritage Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Reinwood Junior School Huddersfield
• Reinwood Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
• Salendine Nook High School Huddersfield
• Moorlands Primary School Huddersfield
• Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield

What is Lindley Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lindley Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Lindley Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lindley Junior School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Lindley Junior School have?

Lindley Junior School has 495 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lindley Junior School cover?

Lindley Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Lindley Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lindley Junior School?

Lindley Junior School is at George Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3LY.