Academy converter · Calderdale

Salterlee Primary School

4–11Ages
74Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137347URN

Kell Lane, Shibden, Halifax, HX3 7AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.6 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

55 applications for 16 places · 1st 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

Graded GoodSep 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

28 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 September 2018
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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Calderdale median (1.9) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

55 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 3.4; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 4.0; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 3.9; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 4.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 4.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 4.7; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 5.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 5.2; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 5.9; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 5.7; 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	16	55	3.4	15	0.94
Sep 2025	12	42	3.5	10	0.83
Sep 2024	13	42	3.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	16	64	4.0	15	0.94
Sep 2022	13	51	3.9	9	0.69
Sep 2021	16	50	3.1	16	1.00
Sep 2020	15	62	4.1	16	1.07
Sep 2019	15	71	4.7	20	1.33
Sep 2018	14	66	4.7	13	0.93
Sep 2017	15	88	5.9	13	0.87
Sep 2016	15	78	5.2	22	1.47
Sep 2015	15	89	5.9	23	1.53
Sep 2014	15	85	5.7	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 42% · Maths 67% → 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 standard67%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard42%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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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	75%	8%	107	106
2022/23	50%	8%	106	105

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

Salterlee Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Northowram Primary School
0.6 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Akroydon
1.8 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Shelf Junior and Infant School
1.9 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
2.0 km · Calderdale

Not yet inspected
Beech Hill School
2.3 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lee Mount Academy
2.5 km · Calderdale

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137347 · 381/5200
Trust: Polaris Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 114 pupils · 74 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Salterlee Primary School (URN 107568)
Address: Kell Lane, Shibden, Halifax, HX3 7AY
Local authority: Calderdale

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