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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 February 2012Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse, URN 107559
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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 entry34 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Calderdale median median 1.9
- 2025 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.0
- 2024 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
- 2023 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.1
- 2022 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.1
- 2021 2.7; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2020 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2019 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2016 3.4; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2014 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Calderdale median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse (URN 107559), 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 | 18 | 34 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 * | 25 | 67 | 2.7 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 29 | 82 | 2.8 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 * | 29 | 82 | 2.8 | 33 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 * | 27 | 74 | 2.7 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 28 | 79 | 2.8 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 * | 26 | 87 | 3.4 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 20 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 100 | 3.5 | 38 | 1.31 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 65% 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 | 65% | 4% | 108 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 0% | 108 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 8% | 105 | 104 |
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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, BrighouseThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · CalderdaleGood20233.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · CalderdaleStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · CalderdaleGood20231.9applications per place
- 1.2 km · Calderdale20262.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · CalderdaleOutstanding202268%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · CalderdaleRemains Good20232.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · CalderdaleGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · Calderdale20251.2applications 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
- 148480 · 381/3329
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 196 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2021
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse (URN 107559)
- Address
- Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NT
- Local authority
- Calderdale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources