Primary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees
Linthwaite Clough Primary School
Chapel Hill, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5NJ
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- Places
- 315
- How full
- 76% full — 238 of 315 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 109 / 129
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 22%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 049B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher Slcf: James Roberts
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Colne Valley
- Constituency
- Colne Valley
- URN
- 150960
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2021 | 72% | 0.5 mi |
| Wellhouse Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 36% | 0.7 mi |
| Woodside Green, A Share Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 43% | 1.1 mi |
| Nields AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | 77% | 1.2 mi |
| Manor Road AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.2 mi |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 58% | 1.3 mi |
| Helme Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.4 mi |
| Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 68% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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