Wilberlee Junior and Infant School
Heys Lane, Wilberlee, Slaithwaite, HD7 5UX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Federation Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Kenworthy
- Federation
- The Heights Federation
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 107648
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484222588
About this school
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Slaithwaite. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 79 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 13 July 2022, 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 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 77% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 69% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Wilberlee 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 | 73% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilberlee Junior and Infant School compares
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School ranked 68th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.2% | 13.6% | 79 | — |
| Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 68% | 2.6% | 10.7% | 167 | 0.5 miles |
| Nields Academy | 77% | 4.3% | 30% | 155 | 0.9 miles |
| Clough Head Junior and Infant School | 64% | 5% | 10.7% | 77 | 1.1 miles |
| Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.2% | 75 | 1.7 miles |
| Linthwaite Clough Primary School | — | 6.1% | — | 238 | 1.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.58%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 5.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Nields Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Clough Head Junior and Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Linthwaite Clough Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Common questions
- What year groups does Wilberlee Junior and Infant School teach?
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Slaithwaite.
- Who is the federation headteacher of Wilberlee Junior and Infant School?
- The federation headteacher of Wilberlee Junior and Infant School is Mrs Claire Kenworthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wilberlee Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wilberlee 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 big is Wilberlee Junior and Infant School?
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wilberlee Junior and Infant School full?
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School has capacity for 84 pupils and 79 on roll (94%), 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 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Wilberlee Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wilberlee Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wilberlee Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wilberlee Junior and Infant School?
- Wilberlee 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 Wilberlee Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wilberlee Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School ranked 68th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wilberlee Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wilberlee Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilberlee 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.