Academy sponsor led · Calderdale

Dean Field Community Primary School

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145400URN

Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

36 applications for 19 places · 23rd of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 8 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Calderdale median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.9; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as Dean Field Community Primary School (URN 107481), 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	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2025	30	44	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2024	25	59	2.4	36	1.44
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2022	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2021	29	45	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2020	29	53	1.8	33	1.14
Sep 2019	30	57	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2018	18	27	1.5	17	0.94
Sep 2017 *	30	78	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2016 *	30	72	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2015 *	30	96	3.2	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	89	3.0	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 77% · Maths 86% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%15th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	9%	108	108
2023/24	71%	0%	104	103
2022/23	64%	0%	108	102

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

Dean Field Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.1 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary School
0.7 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ash Green Community Primary School
1.2 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2024

1.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
1.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Abbey Park Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Lee Mount Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

2026

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Whitehill
1.7 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145400 · 381/2011
Trust: The Family of Learning Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 54.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Dean Field Community Primary School (URN 107481)
Address: Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ
Local authority: Calderdale

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