Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is performing well, continuing to maintain its status as a good school. The staff and governors hold high aspirations for both academic achievement and personal development, fostering an environment where pupils can thrive as caring citizens. The school community enjoys a strong sense of safety and kindness among students, effectively promoting a happy atmosphere for learning. Recent changes initiated by the new headteacher, who took office in April 2022, aim to enhance the curriculum further, though not all subject leaders have developed the necessary expertise for effective leadership yet.

Strengths

• High expectations of pupil achievement by staff and governors.
• Strong focus on pupils' personal development and responsibilities as global citizens.
• Effective teaching of early reading and phonics.
• Strong mathematics instruction with clear conceptual introductions.
• Excellent support for pupils with SEND, ensuring full inclusion and good progress.
• Well-structured curriculum with clear learning sequences.
• Exceptional opportunities for pupils' broader development, including extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in subject and teaching content knowledge among some newly appointed middle leaders.

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 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.2% 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 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 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 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 2024–25 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy received £7,335 and spent £7,368 for each of its 119 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £29,000 (£243 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Enhance Academy Trust, income was £7,136 and spending £7,057 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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Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is part of Enhance Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury
• St Michael's CofE Academy Wakefield
• CAPA College Wakefield
• Sandal Magna Community Academy Wakefield
• Diamond Wood Community Academy Dewsbury
• Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Batley
• Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Highburton CofE First Academy Huddersfield
• Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Barnsley
• Christ Church CE Academy Huddersfield

What is Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy have?

Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy has 125 pupils on roll.

What age range does Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy cover?

Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy?

Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is at Bridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5PS.