- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
45 first choices, 47 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 385
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
21 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 202
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 208
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
17 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 198
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1189%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 152
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Calderdale average, low absence.
63 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 461
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
32 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 183
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
26 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 190
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
12 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
72 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 451
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results above the Calderdale average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1168%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 224
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
14 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 121
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Calderdale average.
69 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Calderdale 5.6%
- Pupils
- 535
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.5
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
51 first choices, 52 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 415
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
4 first choices, 4 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 61
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
31 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 164
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 61
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Calderdale average.
7 first choices, 7 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Calderdale 5.6%
- Pupils
- 94
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well below the Calderdale average.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Calderdale 5.6%
- Pupils
- 84
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
58 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 323
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Calderdale average.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Calderdale 5.6%
- Pupils
- 178
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Calderdale average, low absence.
22 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Calderdale average, low absence.
40 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 309
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results below the Calderdale average.
49 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Calderdale 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Calderdale 5.6%
- Pupils
- 338
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Primary schools95including 8 special
- Met the standard at 1162.0%England 62%
- Good or Outstanding99%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools31 of 957 Catholic, 22 Church of England
- With a nursery class44take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals28.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Calderdale's primary 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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Calderdale
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 29 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 6 of 66
- Good: 59 of 66
- Requires improvement: 1 of 66
- Inadequate: 0 of 66
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Calderdale
Some are faith schools.
31 of the 95 primary 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.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
44 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
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
Primary schools in Calderdale, explained
There are 95 primary schools in Calderdale, teaching 21,328 children. 41 are run by the council and 43 are academies or free schools. Among them are 8 special and 8 independent schools.
99% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 6 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
62.0% of pupils in Calderdale met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 95%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
28.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,002 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Halifax30 primary schools
- Brighouse15 primary schools
- Elland6 primary schools
- Hebden Bridge5 primary schools
- Shelf and Northowram5 primary schools
- Todmorden5 primary schools
- Ripponden3 primary schools
- Sowerby Bridge3 primary schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Calderdale?
There are 95 primary schools in Calderdale, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Calderdale?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Calderdale on Eduscope are The Greetland Academy, Luddendenfoot Academy and All Saints' CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Calderdale?
Calderdale has 6 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 59 are rated Good, meaning 99% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary 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.
How do primary schools in Calderdale perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Calderdale, 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Calderdale primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Calderdale is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Calderdale?
When choosing a primary school in Calderdale, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 95 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.