Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School
Smithwell Lane, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7NX
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Perrin
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 107511
- Local authority
- Calderdale
About this school
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School was a community primary school in Hebden Bridge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 66 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 9.1% | 66 | — |
| Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 11.3% | 50 | 0.0 miles |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 109 | 0.5 miles |
| Central Street Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 10% | 53 | 0.7 miles |
| Riverside Junior School | 71% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 118 | 0.8 miles |
| Stubbings Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 71 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.1%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
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Hebden Royd CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Central Street Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Riverside Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Stubbings Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other schools in Hebden Bridge
- Burnley Road Academy Primary
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Colden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Old Town Primary School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All-through
Common questions
- What ages does Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Hebden Bridge.
- Has Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School had 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.