Community school · Calderdale

Copley Primary School

4–11Ages
309Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107480URN

Wakefield Road, Copley, Halifax, HX3 0TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

107 applications for 45 places · 11th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Calderdale median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

107 applications · 45 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 2.4; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 3.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 4.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 3.8; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 5.8; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 4.8; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 5.6; Calderdale median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	107	2.4	40	0.89
Sep 2025	44	140	3.2	48	1.09
Sep 2024	44	139	3.2	59	1.34
Sep 2023	45	129	2.9	44	0.98
Sep 2022	44	148	3.4	47	1.07
Sep 2021	45	141	3.1	39	0.87
Sep 2020	45	165	3.7	42	0.93
Sep 2019	45	180	4.0	53	1.18
Sep 2018	45	165	3.7	40	0.89
Sep 2017	32	120	3.8	28	0.88
Sep 2016	32	187	5.8	46	1.44
Sep 2015	32	154	4.8	37	1.16
Sep 2014	32	180	5.6	45	1.41

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 76% · Maths 84% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%31st of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	107	105
2023/24	66%	6%	105	104
2022/23	63%	16%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Copley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
1.2 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Greetland Academy
1.2 km · Calderdale

2026

1.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Siddal Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

2026

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
West Vale Academy
1.6 km · Calderdale

2025

7.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Savile Park Primary School
1.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
2.0 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107480 · 381/2006
Capacity: 315 pupils · 309 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wakefield Road, Copley, Halifax, HX3 0TP
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources