Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School
Lowerhouses Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8JY
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Lowerhouses CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Shaw
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 231
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 107698
- Local authority
- Kirklees
About this school
Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Huddersfield. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - |
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 Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years 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 | 40% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 51.3% | 213 | — |
| Lowerhouses CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 55.9% | 199 | 0.0 miles |
| All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School | 56% | 5% | 34.9% | 183 | 0.6 miles |
| Moldgreen Community Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 28.7% | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillside Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 49.2% | 302 | 0.8 miles |
| Hill View Academy | 63% | 4.7% | 62.3% | 216 | 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.3%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Moldgreen Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Hillside Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Hill View Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other 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 ages does Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School teach?
- Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Has Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School?
- Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School had 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years 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 30 November 2023.