High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liversedge, Kirklees
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Liversedge, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Eighth Avenue, Hightown, Liversedge, WF15 8LD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 128 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “At High Bank School, pupils aspire to the school values of ‘Aim High, Show Respect and Make the Right Choices’.”
- “The school is a caring, kind environment.”
- “Pupils relish being at school.”
To improve
- “On occasion, in some subjects, lesson activity choices are not precise enough in allowing pupils to apply new learning.”
- “Some pupils lose interest in lessons when this happens.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (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) | 30% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 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.
- Hightown Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Howard Park Community School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roberttown CofE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scholes Village Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published