Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary schoolBywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 384 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 9 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Manor Croft AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional)530 m
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met850 m
- Eastborough AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Mill Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Earlsheaton Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Kirklees
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).