Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School
Rockley Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1NS
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Eastborough Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Tracy Mahmood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dewsbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 107602
- Local authority
- Kirklees
About this school
Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School was a community primary school in Dewsbury. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - |
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 Eastborough 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 48% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 37.5% | 223 | — |
| Eastborough Academy | 68% | 6.1% | 36% | 214 | 0.0 miles |
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | — | 9.1% | 27% | 98 | 0.7 miles |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 29.8% | 384 | 0.7 miles |
| Earlsheaton Infant School | — | 5.5% | 25.8% | 80 | 0.7 miles |
| Carlton Junior and Infant School | 0% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 223 | 0.7 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.5%
- English as an additional language
- 61.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastborough Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Earlsheaton Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Carlton Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Dewsbury
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Dewsbury.
- Has Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Eastborough 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 big is Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School had 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Eastborough 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 52% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastborough 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 8 July 2024.