Wellhouse Junior and Infant School, Huddersfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wellhouse is a caring school where children feel safe and secure, with particularly strong early years education that gives children a confident start. The school places genuine emphasis on including all pupils and supporting those with additional needs, with staff trained to respond to individual requirements. Leaders and staff build warm relationships with families and work hard to help disadvantaged pupils access all opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Safe, calm and respectful school culture where pupils behave well and feel secure
- Effective early years provision with strong phonics teaching and smooth transitions
- Strong inclusion practices with tailored support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Proactive attendance management with good overall improvements
- Clear focus on pupils' personal development and wellbeing
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills - many pupils struggle to apply essential writing techniques and outcomes remain below national averages
- Teaching quality varies, with inconsistent explanations and checks of understanding not always identifying misconceptions quickly
- Pupils do not always link ideas across the wider curriculum, leaving knowledge isolated and not well connected
- Tasks do not always match pupils' needs well enough to allow proper practice and application of key skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport clubs, musical activities, LEGO club, visits from speakers
Wellhouse Junior and Infant School is a small, family-like school where pupils feel safe and cared for, with effective safeguarding and strong early years provision. However, pupils are not achieving as well as they should, particularly in writing, and teaching effectiveness needs improvement.
At a Glance
13.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73%. Maths has remained stable at around 55%. Writing has remained stable at around 45%.
Class Sizes
26.7
Avg class size
33.0
KS2
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
76 pupils
84 capacity
8 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(8)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.42305%
Overall absence
8.33333%
Persistent absence
72
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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