Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolMarsden Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Marsden Junior School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School was judged Good and Marsden Junior 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 68.0% for Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School and 73.0% for Marsden Junior School.

  • 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) and has risen at Marsden Junior School (56.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School versus Marsden Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HuddersfieldSlaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfieldMarsden Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking6th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure51st of 132 in Kirklees
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll168 168
Capacity162 240
LocationHuddersfield, HD7 5UG Huddersfield, HD7 6EP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census168 168
Free school meals (ever 6)10.7% 26.2%
English as an additional language0.0% 6.0%
SEN support17.3% 25.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence2.6% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.5% Stronger figure12.9% 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.

Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

Marsden Junior School

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