Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School
Upper Batley Lane, Batley, WF17 0NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Darren Foulke
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 139912
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924470555
About this school
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Batley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 72% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 78% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Windmill CofE (VC) 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 | 55% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School compares
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School ranked 33rd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4% | 14.7% | 415 | — |
| Birstall Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 31.9% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Carlinghow Academy | 64% | 8.7% | 44.8% | 304 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School | 83% | 4% | 28% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Fieldhead Primary Academy | 70% | 6.3% | 64.9% | 183 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | 60% | 7.5% | 40.8% | 258 | 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)
- 14.7%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 7.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birstall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Carlinghow Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Batley
- 0.8 miles
-
Fieldhead Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Batley
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Batley
Other schools in Batley
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School ranks 11th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Batley.
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Birstall Primary Academy Primary
- Carlinghow Academy Primary
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fieldhead Primary Academy Primary
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hyrstmount Junior School Primary
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School Primary
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Mill Lane Primary School Primary
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School teach?
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Batley.
- Who is the headteacher of Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School?
- The headteacher of Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School is Headteacher Darren Foulke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windmill CofE (VC) 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 Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School?
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School full?
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 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 Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School a faith school?
- No. Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School rank locally?
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School ranked 33rd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School's absence rate?
- Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windmill CofE (VC) 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.