# Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School

Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 417 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E107685. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 417
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 107685

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 69% of pupils at Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 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.

- [Spen Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spen-valley-high-school-e107778): 1 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbridge-a-share-primary-academy-e141688): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-spirit-catholic-primary-academy-e148849): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heckmondwike Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heckmondwike-grammar-school-e136283): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 78.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headlands-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e107723): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brian Jackson College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brian-jackson-college-e132732): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/107685)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/107685)

## How to cite

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