Wellhouse Junior and Infant School
Lower Wellhouse, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Kenworthy
- Federation
- The Heights Federation
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 107647
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484645794
About this school
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 76 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wellhouse Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 29% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 57% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 57% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Wellhouse Junior and Infant 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 | 62% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellhouse Junior and Infant School compares
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School ranked 97th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 76 | — |
| Manor Road Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Linthwaite Clough Primary School | — | 6.1% | — | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | 58% | 4% | 18.6% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School | 72% | 3.7% | 16.8% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy | 43% | 4.8% | 41.3% | 166 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.75%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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Manor Road Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Linthwaite Clough Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School ranks 37th of the 37 ranked primary 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 ages does Wellhouse Junior and Infant School teach?
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellhouse Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Wellhouse Junior and Infant School is Mrs Claire Kenworthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wellhouse Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wellhouse Junior and Infant 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 many pupils are at Wellhouse Junior and Infant School?
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wellhouse Junior and Infant School full?
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School has capacity for 84 pupils and 76 on roll (90%), 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 Wellhouse Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Wellhouse Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wellhouse Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wellhouse Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wellhouse Junior and Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School is part of the The Heights Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wellhouse Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wellhouse Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School ranked 97th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wellhouse Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellhouse Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellhouse Junior and Infant 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.