Academy sponsor led · Calderdale

Luddenden CofE School

3–11Ages
108Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149939URN

Dene View, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

17 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 1 December 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Calderdale median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

17 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as Luddenden CofE School (URN 107541), 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	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2025	9	14	1.6	9	1.00
Sep 2024	5	8	1.6	4	0.80
Sep 2023 *	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2022 *	9	14	1.6	9	1.00
Sep 2021 *	8	14	1.8	6	0.75
Sep 2020 *	9	15	1.7	9	1.00
Sep 2019 *	16	17	1.1	15	0.94
Sep 2018 *	19	34	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2017 *	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2016 *	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2015 *	18	35	1.9	13	0.72
Sep 2014 *	25	40	1.6	19	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%31st of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	6%	104	106
2023/24
2022/23

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

Luddenden CofE SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Midgley School
0.8 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

12.0applications per place
Luddendenfoot Academy
1.2 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Warley Town School
1.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Scout Road Academy
2.3 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy St Peter's
2.6 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
New Road Primary School
2.6 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.7 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
2.9 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149939 · 381/2038
Trust: Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 262 pupils · 108 on roll
Free school meals: 62.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Luddenden CofE School (URN 107541)
Address: Dene View, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6PB
Local authority: Calderdale

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