Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
High Street, Batley, WF17 6DW
133 pupils · 95% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 15%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 13 December 2022, published 6 February 2023. 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 | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 30% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 13 | 67 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 13 | 60 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 17 | 71 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 24 | 80 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 19 | 91 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 80 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 17 | 76 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 22 | 101 | 20 |
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
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mill Lane Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Warwick Road Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · 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.