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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 November 2017Graded 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 entry17 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; Calderdale median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
- 2024 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
- 2023 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.1
- 2022 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.1
- 2021 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
- 2020 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3
- 2019 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
- 2018 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
- 2017 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.3
- 2016 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.3
- 2015 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.5
- 2014 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Calderdale median
Dashed bars: as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Sowerby Bridge (URN 107558), the previous school.
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 | 17 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 20 | 33 | 1.7 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 38 | 1.8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 22 | 39 | 1.8 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 27 | 49 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 29 | 45 | 1.6 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 59 | 2.0 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2014 * | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 19 | 0.83 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 67% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Calderdale median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 7% | 103 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 0% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 3% | 103 | 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
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · CalderdaleGood20231.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · CalderdaleGood20232.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · CalderdaleGood20242.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · CalderdaleRemains Good202368%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Calderdale20267.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · CalderdaleGood20233.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · CalderdaleOutstanding20232.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · CalderdaleRemains Good20222.5applications per place 67%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
- 141479 · 381/3328
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 175 pupils · 150 on roll
- Free school meals
- 39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2014
- Replaced
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Sowerby Bridge (URN 107558)
- Address
- St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1BL
- Local authority
- Calderdale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources