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Catholic schools in Calderdale

All 7 Catholic schools in Calderdale.

7 schools in Calderdale

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  1. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Todmorden, OL14 5HP · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Calderdale catholic schools average.

    7 first choices, 7 offers made

    Met the standard at 1156%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    94
    Pupils per teacher
    13.3
    View school St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

    Halifax, HX3 6LA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Calderdale catholic schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 18 offers made

    Met the standard at 1195%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    137
    Pupils per teacher
    38.1
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse

    Brighouse, HD6 2NT · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Calderdale catholic schools average.

    18 first choices, 18 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    196
    Pupils per teacher
    27.6
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
  4. St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

    Halifax, HX1 2ER · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Calderdale catholic schools average.

    37 first choices, 37 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    272
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
  5. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1BL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Calderdale catholic schools average.

    11 first choices, 11 offers made

    Met the standard at 1160%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.7%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    150
    Pupils per teacher
    22.7
    View school Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
  6. St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

    Elland, HX5 0QY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Calderdale catholic schools average.

    12 first choices, 13 offers made

    Met the standard at 1133%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.9%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    106
    Pupils per teacher
    34.5
    View school St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
  7. St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Halifax, HX2 8JY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Calderdale catholic schools average, high absence.

    11 first choices, 11 offers made

    Met the standard at 1158%

    Calderdale catholic schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    8.1%Calderdale catholic schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    172
    Pupils per teacher
    28.7
    View school St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
The big picture

How Calderdale's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Calderdale 63%England 62%St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy: 33%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy: 56%St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 58%Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy: 60%St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy: 62%St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse: 65%St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy: 95%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Calderdale

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Calderdale average 5.5%St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy: 4.3%St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse: 4.7%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy: 5%St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy: 5.1%Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy: 5.7%St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy: 5.9%St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 8.1%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Calderdale

Ofsted grades in Calderdale

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 4 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Calderdale

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    32 of the 7 Catholic schools in Calderdale have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Calderdale, explained

There are 7 Catholic schools in Calderdale, teaching 1,127 children. 0 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.8% of pupils in Calderdale catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 33% to 95%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

33.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,516 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Calderdale.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Calderdale?
There are 7 Catholic schools in Calderdale, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Calderdale?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Calderdale on Eduscope are St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy, St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Calderdale ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Calderdale Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Calderdale is 24:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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