SCHOOL PROFILE

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 107535
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 December 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 159 159 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 78 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 81 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

60.4%
35.6 pts above England
School 60.4%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.0%
1.7 pts above England
School 22.0%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.4%
104
Any other Asian background
6.9%
11
Indian
4.4%
7
Unclassified
4.4%
7
African
3.8%
6
Any other White background
3.1%
5
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 43.4% 69 of 159 pupils
22.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 43.4%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.3% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 13.5 pts above
EHC plans 15.1% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 9.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Other difficulty or disability 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 3
No specialist assessment yet 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

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Calderdale 60.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Calderdale 73.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Calderdale 69.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
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

7.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts higher than England
School 7.78%
Calderdale 5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.18 pts higher than England
School 26.00%
Calderdale 13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts higher than England
School 2.00%
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

75.7% 12.5 pts below England
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
75.7%
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