# Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School

Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E107740. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 201
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 107740

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 14 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Colne Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colne-valley-high-school-e140660): 130 m. Secondary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Linthwaite Clough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linthwaite-clough-primary-school-e150960): 790 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- [Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-green-a-share-primary-academy-e142574): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wellhouse Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellhouse-junior-and-infant-school-e107647): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manor Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-road-academy-e152445): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022
- [St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-junior-and-infant-school-e107739): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/107740)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/107740)

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