Community school · Calderdale

Warley Town School

4–11Ages
129Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107495URN

Dark Lane, Warley, Halifax, HX2 7QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.2 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

40 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 11 January 2023Ofsted'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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Calderdale median (1.9) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 3.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 4.2; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 4.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 4.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 5.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 5.4; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 6.7; 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	13	40	3.1	11	0.85
Sep 2025	20	61	3.1	20	1.00
Sep 2024	14	53	3.8	10	0.71
Sep 2023	15	63	4.2	13	0.87
Sep 2022	20	65	3.3	26	1.30
Sep 2021	20	65	3.3	22	1.10
Sep 2020	20	69	3.5	17	0.85
Sep 2019	20	69	3.5	22	1.10
Sep 2018	20	88	4.4	23	1.15
Sep 2017	20	98	4.9	29	1.45
Sep 2016	20	102	5.1	35	1.75
Sep 2015	20	108	5.4	35	1.75
Sep 2014	20	133	6.7	32	1.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%35th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	65%	10%	108	105
2023/24	58%	5%	109	106
2022/23	60%	0%	106	103

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

Warley Town SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School
1.0 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
New Road Primary School
1.3 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Luddendenfoot Academy
1.6 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Warley Road Primary Academy
1.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
1.8 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107495 · 381/2030
Capacity: 137 pupils · 129 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dark Lane, Warley, Halifax, HX2 7QD
Local authority: Calderdale

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