Voluntary controlled school · Calderdale

St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School

4–11Ages
61Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107538URN

Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, St Mary's CE J&I School, Halifax, HX6 3EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

14 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 6 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 March 2024
Graded inspection: Good
10 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Calderdale median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

14 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 5.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 4.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 4.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 3.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 3.0; 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	6	14	2.3	6	1.00
Sep 2025	4	20	5.0	4	1.00
Sep 2024	6	19	3.2	6	1.00
Sep 2023	11	35	3.2	11	1.00
Sep 2022	14	40	2.9	13	0.93
Sep 2021	13	43	3.3	13	1.00
Sep 2020	11	51	4.6	11	1.00
Sep 2019	15	53	3.5	15	1.00
Sep 2018	12	42	3.5	11	0.92
Sep 2017	14	64	4.6	20	1.43
Sep 2016	13	39	3.0	9	0.69
Sep 2015	15	49	3.3	16	1.07
Sep 2014	15	45	3.0	13	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%6th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	83%	8%	110	110
2023/24	92%	15%	109	106
2022/23	56%	13%	105	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

St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
1.2 km · Calderdale

Good2024

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ripponden Junior and Infant School
1.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy St Peter's
1.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
2.3 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
New Road Primary School
2.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Luddendenfoot Academy
3.1 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary School In Rishworth
3.3 km · Calderdale

Good2022

1.6applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107538 · 381/3011
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 61 on roll
Free school meals: 4.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, St Mary's CE J&I School, Halifax, HX6 3EJ
Local authority: Calderdale

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