Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School, Batley

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hello and a warm welcome to Field Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School. We are a small, one-form entry primary school with a big heart, located right in the heart of Batley. At Field Lane, we believe that education is a shared adventure."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby and gardening.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 130 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School are Hyrstmount Junior School (0.3 miles); Mill Lane Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 85% maths); Warwick Road Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 90% maths); and Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths).

Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is one of 8 schools run by Batley Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

10.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 91.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (83%) and Mixed (15%).

The nearest railway station is Batley Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Taylor St Talbot Street (e bound), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 375 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School are Upper Batley High School (0.8 miles) and Batley Grammar School (1 mile).