Purlwell Infant and Nursery School, Batley
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Batley, part of Batley Multi Academy Trust. It was 67% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School in detail
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our friendly, inclusive school provides learners with high-quality teaching and learning in the most important phase of their education. O ur children are well cared for and happy, and because of this they develop social skills in addition to achieving their full potential in all curriculum areas."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Purlwell Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 130 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Purlwell Infant and Nursery School are Hyrstmount Junior School (0.2 miles); Warwick Road Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 90% maths); Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Manorfield Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles).
Hyrstmount Junior SchoolWarwick Road Primary SchoolField Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolManorfield Infant and Nursery School
The trust
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School is one of 8 schools run by Batley Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
80% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 25 pupils (10.9%) received SEN support and 2 (0.9%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Batley Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Purlwell Lane Sch, 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Purlwell Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 440 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.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Purlwell Infant and Nursery School are Upper Batley High School (0.9 miles), St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles), Westborough High School (1 mile) and Batley Grammar School (1 mile).
Upper Batley High SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademyWestborough High SchoolBatley Grammar School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Purlwell Infant and Nursery School (URN 107641), it was rated Good in November 2010.
At a Glance
17.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
27.6
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Term dates
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Kirklees's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Purlwell Infant and Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Purlwell Infant and Nursery 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
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 14 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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
Your chances of a place at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
180 pupils
270 places
90 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Batley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Batley
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
11.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
230
Total Pupils
105
Boys
125
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
23.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,337
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107641). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.8%
Overall absence
4.8%
Persistent absence
126
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
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
What is Purlwell Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Purlwell Infant and Nursery School (URN 107641), it was rated Good in November 2010.
What is the catchment area for Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Purlwell Infant and Nursery 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 Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
Classes at Purlwell Infant and Nursery School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School has around 230 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Purlwell Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 14 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Purlwell Infant and Nursery School?
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School is at Purlwell Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7PE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)