Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Huddersfield, Kirklees
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rowley Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0JD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 422 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are caring and considerate towards others.”
- “They feel safe and look forward to coming to school.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, the checks that staff make are not as precise as they could be.”
- “This means that sometimes staff do not adjust teaching as swiftly as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (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) | 81% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Kirklees published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Lepton CofE Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highburton CofE First Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hill View Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dalton School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grange Moor Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published