Community school · Calderdale

Castle Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
162Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107520URN

Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

42 applications for 23 places · 29th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%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 · 9 April 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Calderdale median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.8; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 1.8; 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	23	42	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2025	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2024	14	28	2.0	14	1.00
Sep 2023	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2022	22	54	2.5	20	0.91
Sep 2021	19	40	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2020	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2019	24	50	2.1	24	1.00
Sep 2018	36	61	1.7	36	1.00
Sep 2017	33	66	2.0	33	1.00
Sep 2016	35	60	1.7	34	0.97
Sep 2015	33	58	1.8	29	0.88
Sep 2014	35	78	2.2	31	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 48% · Maths 70% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%65th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	42%	0%	104	103
2023/24	63%	7%	107	106
2022/23	62%	6%	104	102

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

Castle Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Ferney Lee Primary School
0.5 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School
0.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Shade Primary School
1.5 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School
2.3 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School
3.1 km · Calderdale

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
Sharneyford Primary School
4.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Colden Junior and Infant School
4.9 km · Calderdale

Good2022

70%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: 107520 · 381/2068
Capacity: 259 pupils · 162 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF
Local authority: Calderdale

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