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Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School

Kirklees, WF17 0NPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2022
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
56 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
#6,931
of 13,686 nationally

About Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School

Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School in Kirklees holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The 2022 ungraded inspection confirmed the school remains Good, with the leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all judged as Good in the previous graded inspection of 2017. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits just above the Kirklees local authority average of 60%, placing the school in the middle of the pack nationally — ranked 6,931 out of 13,686 primary schools. Within Kirklees, it ranks 42nd out of 94 schools, putting it in the bottom half of the authority but still comfortably above the local baseline.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressUpper Batley Lane, Batley, Kirklees, WF17 0NP
HeadteacherDarren Foulke
Local AuthorityKirklees
Number of Pupils415
Free School Meals (FSM)14.7%
School Capacity415 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Jun 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Jun 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Art StudiosLibraryForest SchoolSensory RoomICT Suite

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

FootballDanceCricketSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubGardeningFilm Club

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

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-Sensory

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:30-17:30

Source: windmillcofeprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.