Academy converter · Calderdale

Lightcliffe C of E Primary School

4–11Ages
370Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144865URN

Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

82 applications for 40 places · 20th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 28 April 2026Published 15 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected 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

28 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
2 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

82 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 3.0; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as Lightcliffe CofE VA Primary School (URN 107572), 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	40	82	2.1	38	0.95
Sep 2025	35	99	2.8	34	0.97
Sep 2024	48	90	1.9	48	1.00
Sep 2023	57	124	2.2	55	0.96
Sep 2022	60	141	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2021	52	130	2.5	49	0.94
Sep 2020	60	149	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2019	60	145	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2018	56	142	2.5	53	0.95
Sep 2017 *	60	180	3.0	63	1.05
Sep 2016 *	58	150	2.6	55	0.95
Sep 2015 *	59	152	2.6	50	0.85
Sep 2014 *	60	178	3.0	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 83% · Maths 73% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%37th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	12%	104	103
2023/24	57%	5%	107	104
2022/23	49%	0%	105	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

Lightcliffe C of E Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
0.9 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy St Chad's
1.2 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
1.2 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School
2.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Shirley Manor Primary School
2.1 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
2.4 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2022

68%met the SATs standard
Withinfields Primary School
2.7 km · Calderdale

2025

1.2applications per place 59%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144865 · 381/5204
Trust: Abbey Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 370 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Lightcliffe CofE VA Primary School (URN 107572)
Address: Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8SH
Local authority: Calderdale

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