Marsden Infant and Nursery SchoolSlaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

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

Summary of the comparison

Marsden Infant and Nursery School and Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School are primary schools in Huddersfield.

  • Marsden Infant and Nursery School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marsden Infant and Nursery School was judged Requires improvement and Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (88.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marsden Infant and Nursery School versus Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HuddersfieldMarsden Infant and Nursery SchoolHuddersfieldSlaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking129th of 132 in Kirklees 6th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll97 168
Capacity180 162
LocationHuddersfield, HD7 6BN Huddersfield, HD7 5UG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported68.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census97 168
Free school meals (ever 6)21.6% 10.7%
English as an additional language3.1% 0.0%
SEN support29.9% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 2.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.5% 3.5% 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.

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.

Marsden Infant and Nursery School

Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

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