Primary school

Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kirklees
  • WF17 6DW
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,165 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 14%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 26%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 6%6% · 2023/242024/25: top 22%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM75% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM30% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 80% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 70% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 76% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 58% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 84% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 75% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%84%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 10% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 20% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 19% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 21% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 30% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%30%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 105 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 106 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 103 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 104 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 109 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 107 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 95.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd362
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026133
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.2%
First language not English5.2%
SEN support6.0%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils11.6%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

95% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult14.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.7
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 6.7 FTE · Whole workforce 11.3 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,763
Spend per pupil£6,676
Staff spend per pupil£4,888
Reserve per pupil£494
  • +£65,737revenue reserve
  • +£11,553in-year balance

Grants £6,631 · self-generated £131 · premises £388 per pupil