High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School, Liversedge

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 40% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School are Hightown Primary School (0.5 miles); Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 77% maths); Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 59% reading, 59% maths); and Hartshead Junior and Infant School (1 mile, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School.

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

44.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%), Asian (7%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (27.3%) received SEN support and 8 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Brighouse Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Bank School (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 87 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).

In 2024/25, High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School issued 4 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School are Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy (0.9 miles); and Spen Valley High School (1.6 miles).