Windmill CofE Primary School, Batley
Windmill CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Batley, part of Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust.
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
Windmill CofE Primary School in detail
Windmill CofE Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £10 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Kirklees
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Windmill CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), 83% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Windmill CofE Primary 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 Windmill CofE Primary School are Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths); Birstall Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); Carlinghow Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 79% maths); and St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School (0.8 miles, Good, 97% reading, 93% maths).
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary SchoolBirstall Primary AcademyCarlinghow AcademySt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School
The trust
Windmill CofE Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
Windmill CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Batley Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lark Hill (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Windmill CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Windmill CofE Primary School are Batley Girls' High School (under 0.1 miles), Batley Grammar School (0.6 miles), Upper Batley High School (0.8 miles) and Bruntcliffe Academy (1.5 miles).
Batley Girls' High SchoolBatley Grammar SchoolUpper Batley High SchoolBruntcliffe Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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
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 · 4 months agoOverall
Windmill CofE Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), it was rated Good in May 2017. See Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Other
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Results at Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), the school Windmill CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Windmill CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Windmill CofE Primary 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 Windmill CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Windmill CofE Primary 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 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
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Applications and offers at Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), the school Windmill CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Windmill CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 62 | 108 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 58 | 56 | 88 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 50 | 46 | 90 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 60 | 74 | 122 | 1.2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 57 | 54 | 103 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 74 | 123 | 1.2 | 16 |
| 2020 | 57 | 58 | 112 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 59 | 76 | 126 | 1.3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 60 | 64 | 116 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 57 | 53 | 95 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 51 | 43 | 86 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 60 | 50 | 92 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
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.
Inspection History
Special educational needs provision
Windmill CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), the school Windmill CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Windmill CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
4.0%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
370
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
Windmill CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Windmill CofE Primary School
Are there exam results for Windmill CofE Primary School?
Windmill CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), 83% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Windmill CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Windmill CofE Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 139912), it was rated Good in May 2017.
What is the catchment area for Windmill CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Windmill CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Windmill CofE Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Windmill CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Windmill CofE Primary School?
Apply through Kirklees's coordinated admissions process, naming Windmill CofE Primary 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 Windmill CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 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 Windmill CofE Primary School?
Windmill CofE Primary School is at Upper Batley Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0NP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)