Field Lane Primary School
Burnsall Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Gemma Brook
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Polaris Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 138398
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484713792
About this school
Field Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Brighouse. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 72 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 20 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 55% | 18% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 70% | 24% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 75% | 29% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 70% | 24% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Field Lane 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 | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 18% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Field Lane Primary School compares
Field Lane Primary School ranked 74th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18% | 6.6% | 67.1% | 72 | — |
| Carr Green Primary School | 63% | 3.5% | 15.9% | 340 | 0.4 miles |
| Longroyde Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 33% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| Old Earth Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 15.1% | 461 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodhouse Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 415 | 1.1 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School | 68% | 4.1% | 31.2% | 224 | 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)
- 67.11%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carr Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Longroyde Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Old Earth Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Elland
-
Woodhouse Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Brighouse
Other schools in Brighouse
Field Lane Primary School ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Brighouse.
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Primary
- Carr Green Primary School Primary
- Longroyde Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School Primary
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Primary
- Trinity Academy St Chad's Primary
- Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Brighouse High School Secondary
- Rastrick High School Secondary
- Highbury School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Field Lane Primary School teach?
- Field Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Field Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Field Lane Primary School is Miss Gemma Brook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Field Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Field Lane Primary 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 Field Lane Primary School?
- Field Lane Primary School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Field Lane Primary School full?
- Field Lane Primary School has capacity for 180 pupils and 72 on roll (40%), 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 Field Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Field Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Field Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Field Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Field Lane Primary School?
- Field Lane Primary School is part of POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Field Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 18% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Field Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Field Lane Primary School ranked 74th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Field Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Field Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Field Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Field Lane 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 1 July 2026.