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Faith schools in and near Horbury

All 2 faith schools in Horbury, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Horbury

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  1. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

    Wakefield, WF4 5PS · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Horbury faith schools average, low absence.

    13 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school93%

    Horbury faith schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Horbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    125
    View school Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
  2. Horbury St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy

    Wakefield, WF4 5BE · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Horbury faith schools average.

    24 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school52%

    Horbury faith schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Horbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    369
    View school Horbury St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy

Just outside Horbury

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Horbury.

  1. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

    0.9 miles from Horbury · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Horbury faith schools average, low absence.

    9 first choices, 9 offers made

    Ready for secondary school79%

    Horbury faith schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Horbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    138
    View school St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
  2. Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    1.3 miles from Horbury · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Horbury faith schools average, low absence.

    Ready for secondary school94%

    Horbury faith schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Horbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    336
    View school Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
  3. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    1.6 miles from Horbury · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Horbury faith schools average.

    23 first choices, 24 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Horbury faith schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Horbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    223
    View school English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
The big picture

How Horbury's faith schools spread out

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

Ofsted grades in Horbury

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Horbury

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Horbury 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 Horbury, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Horbury, teaching 494 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 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.

60.4% of pupils in Horbury faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

21.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,564 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Horbury?
There are 2 faith schools in Horbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Horbury?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Horbury on Eduscope are Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy and Horbury St Peter's Church of England 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 Horbury 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 Horbury faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Horbury is 21:1. 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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