Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School, Huddersfield
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Huddersfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 38th-highest of the 38 schools in Huddersfield with published results, and 13,485th of 14,452 across England. It was 78% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Capacity
- 78% full
- Attendance
- Below England average
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School in detail
Results
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (63% in reading, 52% in maths).
Getting a place at Netherhall Learning Campus 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 Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School are Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School (0.2 miles, Good); Moldgreen Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (0.7 miles, 78% reading, 73% maths); and Dalton School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 72% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School.
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery SchoolMoldgreen Community Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyDalton School
Who goes there
56% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Mixed (20%) and Asian (16%).
In 2026, 62 pupils (24.8%) received SEN support and 33 (13.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Huddersfield Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brown Royd Ave Grange Bank Close (s bound), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 386 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School issued 96 suspensions, 33.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School are Netherhall Learning Campus High School (0.3 miles), North Huddersfield Trust School (1 mile), King James's School (1.7 miles) and All Saints Catholic College (1.9 miles).
Netherhall Learning Campus High SchoolNorth Huddersfield Trust SchoolKing James's SchoolAll Saints Catholic College
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
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's September 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where every child is celebrated as an individual and feels happy and cared for. The school excels at teaching reading and is quickly improving mathematics, while also developing well-rounded pupils who understand diversity, different faiths and their responsibilities in modern Britain. Staff are supportive and well-managed, and the school goes beyond academics to offer clubs, residentials and trips that help all pupils thrive.
Key Strengths
- Teaching of reading has become a school strength with whole-school training and support for staff, and pupils are enthusiastic about books and reading
- Pupils learn well with clear knowledge progression in many subjects like physical education and mathematics
- Strong focus on pupils' personal development with learning about diversity, different faiths, relationships and staying safe online
- Calm, fair behaviour environment with effective reward systems and low-level disruption managed well by staff
- Good support for disadvantaged pupils and families including breakfast club and school community programme
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, the key knowledge pupils need to learn and remember has not been clearly identified, leading to inconsistent teaching activities
- Phonics teaching does not always start as swiftly as it could
- A small number of pupils have lower attendance than their peers and miss out on visits, clubs and residentials
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff and pupils well trained on keeping safe including online, and the school has created an open and positive culture around pupil protection.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, residentials, school library visits, book vending machine rewards, breakfast club, sports (including Paralympian sports)
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School is a diverse and welcoming community where pupils are happy, feel cared for, and learn well across a broad range of subjects. The school has made strong improvements in reading and mathematics since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
56.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 52% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 52% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.7
Avg class size
22.7
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Term dates
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School is a community 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
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You apply to the council where you live. Netherhall Learning Campus 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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
78%
Available places
282 pupils
360 places
78 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Huddersfield
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(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
62
SEN Support
33
EHC Plans
38.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
250
Total Pupils
122
Boys
128
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
14.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,876
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,429
Per pupil
£2085k
Total funding
£236k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.2%
Overall absence
24.0%
Persistent absence
292
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
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Questions parents ask about Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
What are SATs results like at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Of the pupils at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% reached the expected standard in reading and 52% did so in maths.
What is Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023.
What is the catchment area for Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Netherhall Learning Campus 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 Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 78% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Classes at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School average 22.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School has around 250 pupils on roll. 56% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School have specialist SEN provision?
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 14 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
8.2% of sessions were missed at Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School in 2024/25. 24% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Netherhall Learning Campus 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.
What are Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School's term dates?
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School is a community 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 Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School?
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School is at Rawthorpe Lane, Rawthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 9NT.
Sources: Kirklees term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)