Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolHoward Park Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School and Howard Park Community School are primary schools.
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Howard Park Community School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School was judged Good and Howard Park Community School 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 65.0% for Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School and 59.0% for Howard Park Community School.
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 held broadly level at Howard Park Community School (60.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiversedgeHightown Junior Infant & Nursery School | CleckheatonHoward Park Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure | 69th of 132 in Kirklees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 198 | 235 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 236 | |
| Location | Liversedge, WF15 8BL | Cleckheaton, BD19 3SA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 65.0% Stronger figure | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% Stronger figure | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 198 | 235 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 34.3% | 25.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 6.0% | |
| SEN support | 24.8% | 8.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% Stronger figure | 16.5% | 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
Howard Park Community School
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