Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Church Road, Roberttown, Liversedge, WF15 8BE
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by Roberttown CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Horsfall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 107721
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
About this school
Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Liversedge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 82% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 94% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 82% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 88% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 65% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 227 | — |
| Roberttown CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Hartshead Junior and Infant School | 64% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 86 | 0.4 miles |
| Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 52% | 4.9% | 28.7% | 313 | 0.9 miles |
| Hightown Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Old Bank Academy | 47% | 6.3% | 64.2% | 114 | 1.0 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)
- 8.58%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 4.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roberttown CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Hartshead Junior and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Hightown Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Old Bank Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Mirfield
Other schools in Liversedge
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School Primary
- 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 Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School teach?
- Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Liversedge.
- Has Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant 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 Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School?
- Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School had 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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.