Lydgate Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Dewsbury and BatleyConstituency

WF17 6EYPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Lydgate Junior and Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 297 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

10%

Asian

77%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

297

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

75%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 297
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
13 Jan 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.