Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, WF17 6EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Kishore
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 107678
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924476218
About this school
Lydgate Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Batley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 297 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lydgate 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 46 | 39 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 87% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 21% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 90% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 95% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 97% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Lydgate 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 | 70% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 295 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydgate Junior and Infant School compares
Lydgate Junior and Infant School ranked 34th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.7% | 27.5% | 297 | — |
| Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 75% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 133 | 0.6 miles |
| Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 20.8% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| Mill Lane Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 30.8% | 158 | 0.8 miles |
| Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School | 70% | 7.1% | 37.3% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
| Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | 77% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 238 | 0.9 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)
- 27.46%
- English as an additional language
- 72.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 14.06%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.6 miles
-
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Mill Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Batley
Other schools in Batley
Lydgate Junior and Infant School ranks 12th 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
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Mill Lane Primary School Primary
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lydgate Junior and Infant School teach?
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Batley.
- Who is the headteacher of Lydgate Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Lydgate Junior and Infant School is Mrs Anita Kishore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lydgate Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydgate 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 Lydgate Junior and Infant School?
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lydgate Junior and Infant School full?
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School has capacity for 322 pupils and 297 on roll (92%), 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 Lydgate Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Lydgate Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydgate Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lydgate Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lydgate Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydgate Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School ranked 34th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydgate Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydgate Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydgate 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 8 July 2026.