Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
Vernon Road, Liversedge, WF15 6HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rhona Pleasant
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- SHARE Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 329
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 141688
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924668836
About this school
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy is a primary academy in Liversedge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 47 | 44 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 84% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 89% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy 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 | 53% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 288 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy compares
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 7.9% | 49.6% | 279 | — |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy | 62% | 5.4% | 21.6% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 52% | 4.9% | 28.7% | 313 | 0.5 miles |
| Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School | 69% | 3.8% | 10.4% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School | 72% | 4.4% | 30.2% | 165 | 0.7 miles |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | 78% | 7.9% | 22.2% | 411 | 0.8 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 report13 January 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.62%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 23.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
-
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Heckmondwike Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Heckmondwike
Other schools in Liversedge
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary 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
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Primary
- Roberttown CofE Primary School Primary
- Spen Valley High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy teach?
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liversedge.
- Who is the headteacher of Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy is Mrs Rhona Pleasant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy?
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy full?
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy has capacity for 329 pupils and 279 on roll (85%), 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 Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy is part of SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy'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.