Netherton Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield

In its own words: "8.50am - Start of the school day. All children enter via the front playground. 3.20pm - End of the school day. Children are collected by their classroom door. All classes start the day with phonics and reading. Maths and literacy, where possible, are timetabled in the mornings. Two hours of PE are timetable each week in KS1."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Netherton Infant & Nursery School is a successful, vibrant school, a school where children come first. We have a highly motivated, resourceful and committed team of staff and governors who care about and nurture the needs of every child. We want our children to be happy at school and for learning to be fun and challenging."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Lego and STEM.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Netherton Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 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 Netherton Infant and Nursery School are South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy (0.8 miles); Beaumont Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 74% reading, 75% maths); and Honley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School (1.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 60% maths).

Netherton Infant and Nursery School is one of 9 schools run by Together Learning Trust, an academy trust.

9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (11.3%) received SEN support and 4 (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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Berry Brow Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

29 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Netherton School, 50 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 44 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153).

In 2024/25, Netherton Infant and Nursery School issued 5 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Netherton Infant and Nursery School are Newsome Academy (1.1 miles), Honley High School (1.1 miles), Moor End Academy (1.1 miles) and Colne Valley High School (1.7 miles).