Mill Lane Primary School
Mill Lane, Batley, WF17 6EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Christine Barlow
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 198
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 107639
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924477544
About this school
Mill Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Batley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 158 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 72% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 52% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Mill Lane Primary 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 | 78% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mill Lane Primary School compares
Mill Lane Primary School ranked 27th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.4% | 30.8% | 158 | — |
| Warwick Road Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 19.3% | 362 | 0.4 miles |
| Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | 77% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Hyrstmount Junior School | — | — | — | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 75% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 133 | 0.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.82%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 17.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warwick Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Hyrstmount Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Batley
- 0.6 miles
-
Carlton Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Batley
Mill Lane Primary School ranks 8th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Batley.
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Birstall Primary Academy Primary
- Carlinghow Academy Primary
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fieldhead Primary Academy Primary
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hyrstmount Junior School Primary
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School Primary
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mill Lane Primary School teach?
- Mill Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Batley.
- Who is the headteacher of Mill Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mill Lane Primary School is Ms Christine Barlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mill Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mill Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mill Lane Primary School?
- Mill Lane Primary School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mill Lane Primary School full?
- Mill Lane Primary School has capacity for 198 pupils and 158 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mill Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mill Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mill Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mill Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Mill Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mill Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Mill Lane Primary School ranked 27th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mill Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Mill Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mill Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mill Lane Primary 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 29 June 2026.