Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road, Batley, WF17 5LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Hampson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 107640
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924326728
About this school
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Batley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 196 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 70% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Park Road 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 | 53% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 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 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 26th 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7.1% | 37.3% | 196 | — |
| Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy | 68% | 6.6% | 28.5% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | 77% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | 60% | 7.5% | 40.8% | 258 | 0.5 miles |
| Hyrstmount Junior School | — | — | — | 257 | 0.7 miles |
| Purlwell Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 230 | 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)
- 37.31%
- English as an additional language
- 69.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Batley
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Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Batley
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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Batley
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Hyrstmount Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Batley
Other schools in Batley
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School ranks 7th 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
- Mill Lane Primary School Primary
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Batley.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- The acting headteacher of Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Julie Hampson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery 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 Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School full?
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 236 pupils and 196 on roll (83%), 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 Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Park Road 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 53% 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 Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School rank locally?
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 26th 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Road 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 29 June 2026.