Voluntary controlled school · Calderdale

Norland CE School

4–11Ages
61Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107537URN

Berry Moor Road, Norland, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.0per place

5.1 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

28 applications for 4 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 30 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
2 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

7.0applications per place, Reception

5.1 above Calderdale median (1.9) 4.8 above England median (2.2)

28 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 7.0; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 8.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 4.1; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 6.3; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 4.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 5.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 4.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 5.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 5.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 4.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 4.9; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 5.0; 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	4	28	7.0	4	1.00
Sep 2025	9	30	3.3	8	0.89
Sep 2024	4	33	8.3	4	1.00
Sep 2023	8	33	4.1	8	1.00
Sep 2022	8	50	6.3	6	0.75
Sep 2021	12	54	4.5	12	1.00
Sep 2020	15	75	5.0	11	0.73
Sep 2019	15	73	4.9	14	0.93
Sep 2018	16	89	5.6	15	0.94
Sep 2017	12	65	5.4	10	0.83
Sep 2016	15	67	4.5	11	0.73
Sep 2015	15	73	4.9	12	0.80
Sep 2014	12	60	5.0	10	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 100% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%10th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	80%	10%	107	109
2023/24	63%	0%	107	101
2022/23	64%	21%	108	107

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

Norland CE SchoolThis school
This school

2026

7.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
1.3 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
New Road Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Warley Road Primary Academy
2.0 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Copley Primary School
2.2 km · Calderdale

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Warley Town School
2.2 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Savile Park Primary School
2.3 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107537 · 381/3010
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 61 on roll
Free school meals: 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Berry Moor Road, Norland, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3RN
Local authority: Calderdale

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