Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Spen ValleyConstituency

WF15 7AWPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 417 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

417

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 417
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
26 Mar 2015	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.