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Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Huddersfield, part of Heritage Multi Academy Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place.

Demand
Oversubscribed
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kirklees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School in detail

Results

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 107617), 96% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School are Mount Pleasant Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 85% maths); Brambles Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 76% maths); Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 60% maths); and Hillside Primary School (0.9 miles, 79% reading, 74% maths).

Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolBrambles Primary AcademyPaddock Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHillside Primary School

The trust

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School is one of 6 schools run by Heritage Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 6 schools in Heritage Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

82.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (63%), other ethnic groups (15%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 14 (5.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Huddersfield Rail Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

41 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spring Grove Street, 120 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Spring Grove Junior 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 542 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 Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School are Royds Hall, A Share Academy (1.1 miles); Newsome Academy (1.3 miles); Moor End Academy (1.3 miles); and Netherhall Learning Campus High School (1.6 miles).

Royds Hall, A Share AcademyNewsome AcademyMoor End AcademyNetherhall Learning Campus High School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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

Location

Likely (~500m)Possible (~714m)Unlikely (~928m)

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Shazia Azhar
Pupils:238
LA:Kirklees
Phone:01484517998
Address:Bow Street, Huddersfield, HD1 4BJ
Trust:HERITAGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (6 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2025

Ofsted Rating

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 107617), it was rated Outstanding in March 2015.

URN:151961
UKPRN:10098578
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Huddersfield
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

31.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.6

Avg class size

29.5

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107617). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-1ppMaths+6ppWriting+5pp

Reading has remained stable at around 96% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 90% to 96% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 87% to 92% (2024 to 2025).

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Term dates

Spring Grove Junior 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

Spring Grove Street
122m · 2 min walk
Bankfield Road (at)
165m · 3 min walk
Huddersfield Leisure Centre
203m · 3 min walk
Park Avenue (N bound)
248m · 4 min walk
Springwood Avenue
261m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
56
Fatal
0
Serious
14
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 42 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.

14 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.

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Your chances of a place at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

113%

Over capacity

238 pupils

210 places

28 pupils over capacity

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Huddersfield

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,014
Projected new pupils:504

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Huddersfield

Across Kirklees council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

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: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

25

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

16.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication15
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Physical Disability4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
3.8%
Asian
62.6%
Black
6.3%
Mixed
9.6%
Chinese
0.8%
Other
14.7%
Unclassified
0.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals31.1%
English as Additional Language82.4%

238

Total Pupils

113

Boys

125

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

18.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,926

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107617). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

3.1%

Overall absence

4.3%

Persistent absence

184

Enrolments

Authorised2.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)4.3%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
5.0%
21/22
5.9%
22/23
4.0%
23/24
3.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School

Are there exam results for Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 107617), 96% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 107617), it was rated Outstanding in March 2015.

What is the catchment area for Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

No fixed boundary. When Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

Classes at Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School has around 238 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Spring Grove Junior 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 Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 42 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 14 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 Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School?

Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School is at Bow Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4BJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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