Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School
Heaton Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4JJ
327 pupils · 93% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 18 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 36 | 28 | 82 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 37 | 34 | 81 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 79 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 29 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 32 | 99 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 46 | 45 | 102 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 37 | 84 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 32 | 89 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy 0.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Reinwood Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Reinwood Junior School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oak CofE Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mount Pleasant Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.