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Lydgate Junior and Infant School

Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, WF17 6EY

Local ranking20th of 132 primary schools in Kirklees
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

322

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
68.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
86.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
82.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
44

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
295
Boys
154 (52%)
Girls
141 (48%)
Capacity
322 (92% full)
SEND
11.5%
FSM Eligible
27.5%
EAL
72.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
9.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,005/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 42.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 32.0%
  • White British: 9.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.4%
  • Other: 2.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.7%

42.5%

Asian Indian

32.0%

Asian Pakistani

9.5%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
107678
UKPRN
10072565
Establishment No.
2122

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