Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School, Liversedge
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a safe, positive environment where children behave exceptionally well and want to come to school. Teachers use engaging activities and modern technology to help pupils learn, with particular strength in developing reading and speaking skills from the earliest years. The school is especially good at supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs, ensuring they make strong progress.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety - pupils have wonderful relationships and feel very safe
- Strong progress in reading and mathematics, especially in Early Years and Key Stage 2
- Exceptional focus on developing speaking and reading skills from Nursery onwards
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils - those eligible for pupil premium do better than similar pupils nationally
- Leadership that is reflective and committed to continuous improvement
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching to ensure all pupils make excellent progress
- Writing progress lags behind reading and mathematics, particularly at Key Stage 1
- Marking does not consistently tell pupils how to improve - guidance varies across year groups
- Pupils make errors in grammar and punctuation in writing
- Work is not always well matched to individual pupil needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with the school demonstrating commitment to ensuring every pupil has equal opportunity and access to appropriate support.
Littletown Junior, Infant and Nursery School is a good school where the headteacher and senior leaders have set challenging goals and created a positive culture that enables staff improvement. Pupils' behaviour is outstanding, teaching is consistently good, and most pupils make at least good progress with some making excellent progress.
At a Glance
32.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 84%. Maths has declined from 88% to 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 84%.
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
165 pupils
175 capacity
10 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liversedge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liversedge
Admissions Demand - Kirklees
Places available
5,606
Applications
4,584
Got 1st preference
93.6%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Kirklees (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.43986%
Overall absence
9.33333%
Persistent absence
150
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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