Heckmondwike Primary School
Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AN
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Heckmondwike Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jagvinder Singh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Batley and Spen
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 130351
- Local authority
- Kirklees
About this school
Heckmondwike Primary School was a foundation primary school in Heckmondwike. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Heckmondwike Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1995, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - |
| 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 Heckmondwike Primary 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 | 31% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heckmondwike Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 48% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 21.5% | 453 | — |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | 78% | 7.9% | 22.2% | 411 | 0.0 miles |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy | 62% | 5.4% | 21.6% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | 69% | 7.3% | 37.9% | 402 | 0.4 miles |
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 49% | 7.2% | 32.7% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| Manorfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.3% | 20.7% | 224 | 0.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.5%
- English as an additional language
- 80.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heckmondwike Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
-
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
-
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Batley
Other schools in Heckmondwike
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Primary
- Heckmondwike Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Heckmondwike Grammar School Secondary
- Brian Jackson College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Heckmondwike Primary School teach?
- Heckmondwike Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Heckmondwike.
- Has Heckmondwike Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Heckmondwike Primary 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 big is Heckmondwike Primary School?
- Heckmondwike Primary School had 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Heckmondwike Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Heckmondwike Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heckmondwike Primary 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 10 July 2024.