Earlsheaton Infant School
Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Senior
- Sponsor
- Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 150569
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924460969
About this school
Earlsheaton Infant School is a primary academy in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 80 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Earlsheaton Infant School (URN 107607).
How Earlsheaton Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 25.8% | 80 | — |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 43% | 7.9% | 71% | 363 | 0.4 miles |
| Eastborough Academy | 68% | 6.1% | 36% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 73% | 5.3% | 29.8% | 384 | 0.7 miles |
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | — | 9.1% | 27% | 98 | 0.8 miles |
| Pentland Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.2% | 16.8% | 144 | 0.9 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)
- 25.77%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 8.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Eastborough Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Pentland Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Dewsbury
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Earlsheaton Infant School teach?
- Earlsheaton Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Earlsheaton Infant School?
- The headteacher of Earlsheaton Infant School is Mrs Sarah Senior, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Earlsheaton Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earlsheaton Infant 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 Earlsheaton Infant School?
- Earlsheaton Infant School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Earlsheaton Infant School full?
- Earlsheaton Infant School has capacity for 120 pupils and 80 on roll (67%), 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 Earlsheaton Infant School a faith school?
- No. Earlsheaton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Earlsheaton Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Earlsheaton Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Earlsheaton Infant School?
- Earlsheaton Infant School is part of LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Earlsheaton Infant School's absence rate?
- Earlsheaton Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census.
- Does Earlsheaton Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Earlsheaton Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.