Mill Lane Primary School
Mill Lane, Batley, WF17 6EG
158 pupils · 80% of 198 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 31%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 July 2024, published 23 September 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 | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 20 | 57 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 24 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 40 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 15 | 42 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 15 | 50 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 21 | 46 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 20 | 46 | 22 |
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
- Warwick Road Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hyrstmount Junior School 0.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Carlton Junior and Infant School 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Purlwell Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 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.