Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Rowley Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jenny Shore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 489
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 107677
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484222745
About this school
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 422 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 58 | 58 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 64% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 78% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 74% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 79% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Rowley Lane 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 | 69% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 5th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 422 | — |
| Lepton CofE Primary Academy | 78% | 3.6% | 21.5% | 167 | 0.3 miles |
| Highburton CofE First Academy | — | 2.9% | 6.4% | 161 | 0.8 miles |
| Hill View Academy | 63% | 4.7% | 62.3% | 216 | 1.5 miles |
| Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School | — | 4.5% | 18.3% | 117 | 1.5 miles |
| All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School | 56% | 5% | 34.9% | 183 | 1.6 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)
- 11.31%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 5.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lepton CofE Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Highburton CofE First Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Hill View Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School1.5 miles
Primary · Kirkburton
-
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School ranks 1st 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 year groups does Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is Miss Jenny Shore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowley Lane 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 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School full?
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 489 pupils and 422 on roll (86%), 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 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rowley Lane 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 69% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School rank locally?
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 5th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowley Lane 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.