Newsome Junior School
Newsome Junior School, Castle Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Newsome Junior Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jane Fraser
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 107630
- Local authority
- Kirklees
About this school
Newsome Junior School was a community primary school in Huddersfield. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Newsome Junior 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 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - |
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 Newsome Junior 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 | 43% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newsome Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 42% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 32.1% | 212 | — |
| Newsome Junior Academy | 53% | 6% | 35.2% | 215 | 0.0 miles |
| Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 5.8% | 29.2% | 133 | 0.3 miles |
| Hillside Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 49.2% | 302 | 0.5 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 65% | 6% | 35.1% | 639 | 0.7 miles |
| Beaumont Primary Academy | 66% | 5.3% | 35.3% | 681 | 0.9 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)
- 32.1%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Newsome Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Hillside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Mount Pleasant Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Beaumont Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newsome Junior School teach?
- Newsome Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Has Newsome Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Newsome Junior 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 Newsome Junior School?
- Newsome Junior School had 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Newsome Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Newsome Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newsome Junior 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.