Primary schools in Dewsbury

There are 19 primary schools in Dewsbury (Kirklees), teaching 5,604 pupils. Of the 17 with a score, 2 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Dewsbury All schools in Dewsbury

Pupils from low-income families32%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools2 of 17scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards1inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)102 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full6 of 19schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size26.6one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs3schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (19)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolChurch of England · ages 7-11	401	51%	Good 2023	76	61 to 85
2	Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolChurch of England · ages 7-11	384	29%	Good 2024	67	51 to 79
3	Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	223	19%	Not inspected	59	31 to 82
4	Earlsheaton Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 4-7	80	21%	Good 2024	58	27 to 83
5	Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolChurch of England · ages 7-11	544	29%	Good 2024	46	31 to 62
6	Westmoor Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	394	39%	Good 2024	43	27 to 61
7	St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	212	37%	No overall grade 2024	43	21 to 68
8	Thornhill Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	353	45%	No overall grade 2024	27	16 to 46
9	Overthorpe CofE AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	188	48%	Good 2024	26	14 to 48
10	Pentland Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 2-7	144	12%	Good 2023	23	10 to 51
11	Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-7	98	20%	Good 2022	18	7 to 42
12	Boothroyd Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	557	43%	No overall grade 2024	14	8 to 24
13	Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-7	284	20%	Good 2023	11	5 to 25
14	Eastborough AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	214	34%	Requires improvement 2021	9	3 to 24
15	Orchard Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	363	70%	Good 2022	8	4 to 15
16	St Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	363	30%	Requires improvement 2023	5	3 to 8
17	Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	223	20%	Report card 2026	4	2 to 9
	Diamond Wood Community AcademyAcademy · ages 3-7	339	27%	Not inspected	–
	St John’s CE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	240	22%	No overall grade 2024	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.