Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Bendigo Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7LX
384 pupils · 99% of 388 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 9 May 2024, published 10 June 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Eastborough Academy 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Mill Lane Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Earlsheaton Infant School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Orchard Primary Academy 1.2 km · Good (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.