Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School

Slaithwaite Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9DL

284 pupils · 75% of 380 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Ages
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kirklees
Free school meals
20.3%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

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 21 September 2023, published 16 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Usually has places available 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry65619764
Sept 2025 entry686710367
Sept 2024 entry727110972
Sept 2023 entry636110363
Sept 2022 entry61559556
Sept 2021 entry908713888
Sept 2020 entry636310363
Sept 2019 entry666410464

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

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.