SCHOOL PROFILE

Cliffe Hill Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 107525
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 March 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 18 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Calderdale
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 195 178 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 92 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 103 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.3%
27.5 pts above England
School 52.3%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.6%
15.7 pts below England
School 4.6%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.2%
170
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
5
African
1.5%
3
Any other White background
1.5%
3
Indian
1.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 38.5% 75 of 195 pupils
17.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.5%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.9% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 0.1 pts above
EHC plans 23.6% 46 pupils
England 6.0% 17.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Speech, language & communication 18
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Other difficulty or disability 3
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Calderdale 60.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Calderdale 73.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

58.0%

12.3 pts below England

School 58.0%
Calderdale 69.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Calderdale 73.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.19 pts higher than England
School 8.41%
Calderdale 5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.40 pts higher than England
School 27.22%
Calderdale 13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts higher than England
School 2.53%
Calderdale 1.03%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.6% 5.6 pts below England
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
82.6%
Calderdale
80.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information