Hightown Primary School
Academy converter in Liversedge, Kirklees.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Trust or sponsor | LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Address | Hightown Road, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 8BL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.hightown.kirklees.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01274865745 |
| URN | 152495 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
This inspection was of the predecessor school (Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School, URN 107669).
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 1 December 2021, published 24 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School, URN 107669).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Hartshead Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Howard Park Community School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Roberttown CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Kirklees
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.