Wilberlee Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Slaithwaite, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.47 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Slaithwaite, Kirklees for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2022. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Wilberlee Junior and Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.47 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 3.47 miles away, the 20th longest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2019, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 7 first-choice applications for 12 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 123 Kirklees primary schools, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Heys Lane, Wilberlee, Wilberlee J and I School, Heys Lane, Slaithwaite, HD7 5UX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 79 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 July 2022
Strengths
- “Wilberlee Junior and Infant School provides an inclusive and caring environment where pupils can thrive.”
- “This view is shared by many parents who describe Wilberlee as ‘a school with a heart’.”
- “Relationships between pupils and teachers are respectful.”
To improve
- “Restrictions caused by COVID-19 have meant that some pupils’ roles and responsibilities have been limited.”
- “However, this work has not been reported to governors in enough detail.”
- “Restrictions on governor visits to school, due to COVID-19, mean that governors have not challenged leaders on the impact of their actions linked to the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nields Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Road Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published