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Faith schools in and near Heckmondwike

All 1 faith school in Heckmondwike, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Heckmondwike

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  1. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

    Heckmondwike, WF16 9EA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Heckmondwike faith schools average.

    25 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Heckmondwike faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Heckmondwike faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    211
    View school Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

Just outside Heckmondwike

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Heckmondwike.

  1. Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    0.8 miles from Heckmondwike · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Heckmondwike faith schools average, high absence.

    Ready for secondary school49%

    Heckmondwike faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Heckmondwike faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    274
    View school Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
  2. Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    1.1 miles from Heckmondwike · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Heckmondwike faith schools average.

    35 first choices, 36 offers made

    Ready for secondary school52%

    Heckmondwike faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Heckmondwike faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    313
    View school Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

    1.1 miles from Heckmondwike · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
    • Catholic

    Results above the Heckmondwike faith schools average, high absence.

    29 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school68%

    Heckmondwike faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Heckmondwike faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    212
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
  4. St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

    1.3 miles from Heckmondwike · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Heckmondwike faith schools average, high absence.

    33 first choices, 34 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Heckmondwike faith schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Heckmondwike faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    258
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
The big picture

How Heckmondwike's faith schools spread out

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

Ofsted grades in Heckmondwike

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Heckmondwike

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 faith schools in Heckmondwike 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

Faith schools in Heckmondwike, explained

There is 1 faith schools in Heckmondwike, teaching 211 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 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.

62.0% of pupils in Heckmondwike faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

21.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,519 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

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How many faith schools are in Heckmondwike?
There are 1 faith schools in Heckmondwike, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Heckmondwike?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Heckmondwike on Eduscope are Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Heckmondwike is 20:1. 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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