High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School
Eighth Avenue, Hightown, Liversedge, WF15 8LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah Tai
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 142
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 107684
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274875330
About this school
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Liversedge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 128 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 22 October 2024, 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 | 19 | 14 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 64% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 79% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 71% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 79% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| 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 High Bank 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 | 63% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 99th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 6.8% | 49.2% | 128 | — |
| Hightown Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy | 41% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 321 | 0.8 miles |
| Hartshead Junior and Infant School | 64% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 86 | 1.0 miles |
| Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 419 | 1.1 miles |
| Howard Park Community School | 59% | 5.5% | 25% | 235 | 1.2 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)
- 49.15%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 18.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hightown Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Hartshead Junior and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Howard Park Community School1.2 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
Other schools in Liversedge
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Liversedge.
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School Primary
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 year groups does High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liversedge.
- Who is the acting head teacher of High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- The acting head teacher of High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Tai, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected High Bank 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 High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School full?
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 142 pupils and 128 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 High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have High Bank 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 63% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School rank locally?
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 99th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, High Bank 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.