Hartshead Junior and Infant School
School Lane, Hartshead, Liversedge, WF15 8AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Shaw
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 107667
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274879700
About this school
Hartshead Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Liversedge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 86 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hartshead 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 82% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 82% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 91% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 73% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Hartshead 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 | 58% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hartshead Junior and Infant School compares
Hartshead Junior and Infant School ranked 51st of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 86 | — |
| Roberttown CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Hightown Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School | 30% | 6.8% | 49.2% | 128 | 1.0 miles |
| Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 52% | 4.9% | 28.7% | 313 | 1.2 miles |
| Old Bank Academy | 47% | 6.3% | 64.2% | 114 | 1.3 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)
- 7.23%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.63%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roberttown CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Hightown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Old Bank Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Mirfield
Other schools in Liversedge
Hartshead Junior and Infant School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Liversedge.
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hightown Primary School Primary
- Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Primary
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Primary
- Roberttown CofE Primary School Primary
- Spen Valley High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hartshead Junior and Infant School teach?
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liversedge.
- Who is the headteacher of Hartshead Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hartshead Junior and Infant School is Mrs Sarah Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hartshead Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hartshead 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 Hartshead Junior and Infant School?
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hartshead Junior and Infant School full?
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School has capacity for 84 pupils and 86 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Hartshead Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hartshead Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hartshead Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hartshead Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hartshead Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hartshead Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School ranked 51st of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hartshead Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 2.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hartshead Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hartshead 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.