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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

Kirklees, HD7 4QQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2023
KS2 Results
64%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
39 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#6,441
of 13,686 nationally

About St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

Parents considering St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 87 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.9. Of those, 39 families put it as their first preference, and all 30 places went to first-preference applicants. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, though the school does not publish a parent-view survey result to back that up directly. The school is a Church of England primary, which may factor into its admissions criteria, and it serves 199 pupils from ages 4 to 11, operating just under its capacity of 210. With 18.6 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is reasonably mixed in terms of disadvantage. The headteacher is Jennifer Grindley, who leads a school that has held a Good Ofsted rating across both its most recent graded inspection in 2013 and its ungraded inspection in 2023, when inspectors confirmed it remains Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressFieldhead, Huddersfield, Kirklees, HD7 4QQ
HeadteacherJennifer Grindley
Local AuthorityKirklees
Number of Pupils199
Free School Meals (FSM)18.6%
School Capacity199 / 210 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 Nov 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Dec 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
GymnasiumLibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallICT SuiteMusic RoomsArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

DanceRoundersNetballTennis

Clubs & Activities

ChoirScience ClubCodingDramaChessGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.