Voluntary controlled school · Calderdale

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School

4–11Ages
159Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107535URN

Sandbeds Road, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

27 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 May 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Calderdale median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

27 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 1.8; 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	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2025	11	22	2.0	9	0.82
Sep 2024	24	40	1.7	21	0.88
Sep 2023	7	18	2.6	7	1.00
Sep 2022	18	28	1.6	13	0.72
Sep 2021	15	34	2.3	13	0.87
Sep 2020	23	45	2.0	19	0.83
Sep 2019	20	44	2.2	14	0.70
Sep 2018	21	40	1.9	15	0.71
Sep 2017	20	45	2.3	16	0.80
Sep 2016	26	52	2.0	19	0.73
Sep 2015	27	57	2.1	8	0.30
Sep 2014	30	54	1.8	15	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 56% · Maths 60% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%59th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	52%	0%	101	98
2023/24	34%	0%	100	98
2022/23	20%	0%	99	96

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

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
0.2 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Mount Pellon Primary Academy
0.7 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lee Mount Academy
1.3 km · Calderdale

2026

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's CofE School
1.3 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Warley Road Primary Academy
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dean Field Community Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Good2022

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
1.7 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107535 · 381/3001
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 159 on roll
Free school meals: 60.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sandbeds Road, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0QQ
Local authority: Calderdale

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