SCHOOL PROFILE

Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 107711
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 162 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 December 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kirklees
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 167 167 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 53.9% of pupils
Male pupils 77 46.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.6%
12.2 pts below England
School 12.6%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kirklees 22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kirklees 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.2%
159
White and Black Caribbean
3.6%
6
Any other White background
0.6%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.6% 31 of 167 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Kirklees 57.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
Kirklees 71.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Kirklees 68.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Kirklees 70.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

2.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.60 pts lower than England
School 2.62%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.47%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.34 pts lower than England
School 3.47%
Kirklees 15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Kirklees 1.53%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

103.1% 14.9 pts above England
Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
103.1%
Kirklees
87.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information