Dalton School
Mayfield Avenue, Dalton, Huddersfield, HD5 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Richardson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 487
- URN
- 131849
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484538729
About this school
Dalton School is a community primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 487 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 70 | 63 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 54% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 71% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 70% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Dalton 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 | 54% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 521 |
| 2023/24 | 509 |
| 2024/25 | 486 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dalton School compares
Dalton School ranked 81st of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5% | 30.4% | 487 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | 61% | 6% | 26% | 310 | 0.1 miles |
| Hill View Academy | 63% | 4.7% | 62.3% | 216 | 0.5 miles |
| Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School | — | 9.6% | 45.8% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School | 42% | 8.2% | 59.4% | 250 | 0.7 miles |
| Moldgreen Community Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 28.7% | 338 | 0.7 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.44%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 10.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Hill View Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Moldgreen Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Dalton School ranks 29th of the 37 ranked primary 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 year groups does Dalton School teach?
- Dalton School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Dalton School?
- The headteacher of Dalton School is Mr Ian Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dalton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dalton 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 Dalton School?
- Dalton School has 487 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dalton School full?
- Dalton School has capacity for 490 pupils and 487 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dalton School a faith school?
- No. Dalton School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dalton School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dalton School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Dalton School have?
- The schools register lists Dalton School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dalton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dalton School rank locally?
- Dalton School ranked 81st of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dalton School's absence rate?
- Dalton School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dalton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dalton 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 15 July 2026.