Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, Dewsbury
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Dewsbury. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 12 schools in Dewsbury with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Capacity
- 93% full
- Attendance
- Below England average
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School in detail
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School in its own words
In its own words: "Hamzah and Hayaa are supported by a fabulous team of prefects (Saad, Huma and Safiyah) who all hold additional responsibilities and duties through the school day."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Across Kirklees, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Kirklees lodged 196 appeals against primary school offers; 125 reached a hearing and 25 succeeded (20% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School are Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School (0.2 miles, Good); Pentland Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good); Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good); and Boothroyd Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 56% reading, 61% maths).
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolPentland Infant and Nursery SchoolSavile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolBoothroyd Primary Academy
Who goes there
45% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (88%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ravensthorpe Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Station Road, 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School issued 7 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Headfield creates a welcoming environment where pupils enjoy learning and feel safe. The school excels at teaching reading and mathematics, giving children the strong foundations they need. Staff care deeply about pupils' wellbeing and work hard to support every child, including those who need extra help.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on reading with well-planned curriculum and excellent library provision - pupils are well prepared for secondary school
- Effective mathematics teaching where pupils build knowledge logically and practise skills daily
- Positive behaviour and respectful relationships throughout the school
- Pupils with SEND receive effective support with clear identification systems
- Aspirational school culture where all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, achieve well
Areas for Improvement
- School needs to introduce effective systems to check how well pupils are learning in foundation subjects such as art
- Leaders do not have comprehensive understanding of pupil progress in some subjects beyond English and mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place that prioritise pupil safety and wellbeing.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports leaders club, visits to local infant schools, visits to local places of worship
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School continues to be a good school with high expectations for pupil learning and behaviour. Pupils enjoy attending and feel safe, with a strong focus on reading and mathematics achievement.
At a Glance
29.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 73% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.6
KS2
19
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Issue 2 Friday 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Issue 1 Friday 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
Issue 26 Friday 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School.
- 20:20 Foundation Trust960m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Kirklees. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Tuesday 25 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is in Kirklees; for families living there:
- Kirklees's school travel policy: School transport
- How to apply: Apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 7 serious and 20 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
555 pupils
600 places
45 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Dewsbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Dewsbury
Across Kirklees council
Places available
5,437
Applications
4,554
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Kirklees council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
114
SEN Support
26
EHC Plans
25.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
544
Total Pupils
272
Boys
272
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
25
Teachers
21.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,944
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,386
Per pupil
£3305k
Total funding
£232k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
18.3%
Persistent absence
568
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Questions parents ask about Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
What are SATs results like at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Of the pupils at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 600 places.
How big are the classes at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Classes at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School has around 544 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School in 2024/25. 18.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School: 20:20 Foundation Trust (960m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's term dates?
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Kirklees. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Tuesday 25 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 7 serious and 20 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kirklees is 12 (the median across 203 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is at Vicarage Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9PD.
Sources: Kirklees term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)