Healey Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolCarlinghow Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Batley.

Summary of the comparison

Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School and Carlinghow Academy are primary schools in Batley.

  • Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Carlinghow Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Carlinghow Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School was judged Good and Carlinghow Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School and 64.0% for Carlinghow Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School (39.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Carlinghow Academy (56.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School versus Carlinghow Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BatleyHealey Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatleyCarlinghow AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100D53/100Stronger figure
Local ranking82nd of 132 in Kirklees 58th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll411 297
Capacity385 371
LocationBatley, WF17 8BN Batley, WF17 8HT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census411 297
Free school meals (ever 6)37.9% 44.8%
English as an additional language44.5% 17.2%
SEN support13.6% 22.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 9.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% Stronger figure8.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 21.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School

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