Voluntary aided school · Calderdale

Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School

3–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107550URN

Westgate, Elland, HX5 0BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

20 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

12%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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)

20 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.2; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 0.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.2; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 1 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	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2025	11	14	1.3	10	0.91
Sep 2024	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2023	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2022	14	17	1.2	14	1.00
Sep 2021	21	27	1.3	19	0.90
Sep 2020	23	21	0.9	17	0.74
Sep 2019	25	29	1.2	18	0.72
Sep 2018	17	30	1.8	15	0.88
Sep 2017	29	48	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2016	29	47	1.6	34	1.17
Sep 2015	28	52	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2014	29	43	1.5	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 41% · Writing 41% · Maths 29% → all three 12% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard12%74th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard41%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard29%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	12%	0%	97	97
2023/24	27%	10%	102	101
2022/23	33%	0%	102	101

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

Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
West Vale Academy
1.0 km · Calderdale

2025

7.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
1.0 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Old Earth Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Greetland Academy
2.1 km · Calderdale

2026

1.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Siddal Primary School
2.2 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Holywell Green Primary School
2.4 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107550 · 381/3318
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 64.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Westgate, Elland, HX5 0BB
Local authority: Calderdale

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