Lindley Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kirklees
Lindley Ce Infant School, East Street, Huddersfield, HD3 3NE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/05/2022
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
8.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
359
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
117 of 141 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
314
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 141 | 117 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 127 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 314 | 120 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Cathryn Goddard
- Address
- Lindley Ce Infant School, East Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3NE
- Phone
- 01484646888
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Lindley · Colne Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141057
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
359 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Needs attention Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
10 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 243 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.