Community school · Calderdale

Holywell Green Primary School

4–11Ages
134Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107505URN

Stainland Road, Holywell Green, Halifax, HX4 9AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

28 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 21 March 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)

28 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 3.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 12 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	9	28	3.1	8	0.89
Sep 2025	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2024	9	27	3.0	9	1.00
Sep 2023	16	39	2.4	14	0.88
Sep 2022	18	43	2.4	16	0.89
Sep 2021	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2020	23	58	2.5	20	0.87
Sep 2019	28	67	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2018	25	45	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2017	25	61	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2016	30	75	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2015	21	69	3.3	20	0.95
Sep 2014	21	74	3.5	21	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 72% · Maths 81% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%28th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	68%	8%	106	107
2023/24	57%	4%	104	104
2022/23	50%	0%	101	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

Holywell Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bowling Green Academy
1.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
The Greetland Academy
1.6 km · Calderdale

2026

1.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
West Vale Academy
1.9 km · Calderdale

2025

7.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
2.1 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place
Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School
2.4 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
Copley Primary School
2.8 km · Calderdale

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%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: 107505 · 381/2050
Capacity: 210 pupils · 134 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stainland Road, Holywell Green, Halifax, HX4 9AE
Local authority: Calderdale

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