Community school · Calderdale

New Road Primary School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107518URN

Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.6 below Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

27 applications for 21 places · 49th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Calderdale median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.3; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 3.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 1.9; 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	21	27	1.3	20	0.95
Sep 2025	28	49	1.8	26	0.93
Sep 2024	14	30	2.1	14	1.00
Sep 2023	21	39	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2022	19	34	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2021	22	41	1.9	20	0.91
Sep 2020	20	46	2.3	18	0.90
Sep 2019	22	41	1.9	18	0.82
Sep 2018	13	37	2.9	10	0.77
Sep 2017	23	54	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2016	16	54	3.4	9	0.56
Sep 2015	17	41	2.4	12	0.71
Sep 2014	20	38	1.9	8	0.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 74% · Maths 53% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%63rd of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	47%	11%	99	100
2023/24	52%	4%	103	101
2022/23	63%	16%	104	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

New Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy St Peter's
1.2 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School
1.2 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Warley Town School
1.3 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Norland CE School
1.4 km · Calderdale

2026

7.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
1.6 km · Calderdale

Good2024

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Luddendenfoot Academy
1.7 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 80%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: 107518 · 381/2066
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 35.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY
Local authority: Calderdale

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