Marsden Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at teaching reading and writing, with pupils now showing real enthusiasm and confidence in these areas. Behaviour is strong across the school, creating a calm, orderly environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Teaching staff demonstrate excellent behaviour management and provide engaging topics that motivate children to learn.
Key Strengths
- Pupils enjoy writing and make increasingly good progress, with boys now writing with confidence
- Reading is taught well using letters and sounds - most pupils are enthusiastic readers
- Behaviour is good, pupils feel safe and enjoy school
- Senior leaders thoroughly check pupils' progress and hold teachers accountable
- The governing body is fully informed and has effective systems to challenge and support leaders
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics progress is inconsistent and pupils lack problem-solving skills
- Teachers don't use assessments well enough - some pupils get work that's too easy or too hard
- Marking doesn't tell pupils how well they're doing or how to improve
- Pupils rely too heavily on teachers for help instead of thinking independently
- Leadership monitoring focuses more on strengths than areas needing improvement
Safeguarding
Pupils' behaviour and safety are good - they feel very safe at school, clearly understand right from wrong, and trust adults to help with problems.
Marsden Infant and Nursery School requires improvement following its inspection in May 2013. The school has made progress from its previous inadequate rating but still needs to strengthen teaching quality, particularly in mathematics, and improve leadership oversight.
At a Glance
20.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.4
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
53%
Available places
95 pupils
180 capacity
85 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Huddersfield
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(110)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.08907%
Overall absence
6.45161%
Persistent absence
62
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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