Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolHeaton Avenue
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School and Heaton Avenue are primary schools.
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Heaton Avenue scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School was judged Good and Heaton Avenue was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School and 41.0% for Heaton Avenue.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School (57.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Heaton Avenue (56.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiversedgeHightown Junior Infant & Nursery School | CleckheatonHeaton Avenue | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F32/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure | 101st of 132 in Kirklees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 198 | 361 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 461 | |
| Location | Liversedge, WF15 8BL | Cleckheaton, BD19 3AE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 65.0% Stronger figure | 41.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 198 | 361 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 34.3% | 26.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 10.5% | |
| SEN support | 24.8% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 5.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% Stronger figure | 14.9% | 15.8% |
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.
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School
Heaton Avenue
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