Lindley Church of England Infant School, Huddersfield

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Lindley Church of England Infant School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have successfully improved pupils' attendance."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive culture across the school so that all pupils develop a sense of belonging."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils experience a wide range of opportunities during their time at school."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement is variable."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Since the start of this year, leaders have developed a more accurate understanding of the curriculum and how staff teach it."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders are proactive in getting to know families."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Until recently, leaders, including trustees, did not have a clear enough understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers design activities that match the intended learning closely in all lessons"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers' checks on pupils' understanding help them to address gaps in knowledge consistently and deepen learning where needed"; "Leaders should ensure that consistently effective teaching enables pupils to develop secure foundational knowledge and skills in early reading, writing and mathematics"; "Leaders should ensure that staff deliver the early years curriculum consistently well, including through high-quality interactions. Leaders should also make sure that the learning environment is used effectively to help children develop their knowledge and skills across all 7 areas of learning"; "Those responsible for governance should strengthen their evaluation processes so that they gain an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses and use this to hold leaders to account more rigorously"; "Leaders should strengthen their overview of behaviour so that they can identify and respond quickly and effectively to any emerging patterns and trends".

For September 2026 entry, 122 families put Lindley Church of England Infant School as their first choice and 281 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lindley Church of England Infant School are Lindley Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths); Reinwood Junior School (0.8 miles); Reinwood Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (0.9 miles, 69% reading, 71% maths).

Lindley Church of England Infant School is one of 19 schools run by Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

5.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 14 (3.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Huddersfield Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lidget Street, 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, Lindley Church of England Infant School issued 15 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lindley Church of England Infant School are Salendine Nook High School (0.9 miles); Royds Hall, A Share Academy (1.2 miles); and The Brooksbank School (1.7 miles).