Community school · Calderdale

Northowram Primary School

3–11Ages
451Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107486URN

Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

128 applications for 60 places · 14th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

5 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
26 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

128 applications · 60 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 2.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.5

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	60	128	2.1	72	1.20
Sep 2025	59	119	2.0	67	1.14
Sep 2024	54	109	2.0	54	1.00
Sep 2023	60	141	2.4	73	1.22
Sep 2022	58	144	2.5	66	1.14
Sep 2021	52	116	2.2	52	1.00
Sep 2020	60	147	2.5	71	1.18
Sep 2019	55	121	2.2	51	0.93
Sep 2018	60	133	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2017	60	142	2.4	78	1.30
Sep 2016	60	145	2.4	63	1.05
Sep 2015	57	135	2.4	51	0.89
Sep 2014	60	132	2.2	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 80% · Maths 78% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%24th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	70%	5%	106	104
2023/24	72%	12%	107	106
2022/23	68%	14%	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

Northowram Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Salterlee Primary School
0.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Shelf Junior and Infant School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
2.0 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
2.3 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Akroydon
2.3 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
2.5 km · Calderdale

Not yet inspected
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
2.8 km · Calderdale

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Beech Hill School
2.9 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%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: 107486 · 381/2015
Capacity: 420 pupils · 451 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EF
Local authority: Calderdale

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