Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School at a glance

Located in Batley, Kirklees, Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 134 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 30% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School their first choice was offered one of its 17 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 18.7 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.