OFSTED
27 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
19 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Calderdale
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
156
156 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
77
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
79
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.3 pts
below England
School
20.5%
Calderdale
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.4 pts
below England
School
1.9%
Calderdale
14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
89.7%
140
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
6
Any other White background
1.9%
3
Unclassified
1.9%
3
White and Asian
1.3%
2
Gypsy / Roma
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.5%
46 of
156 pupils
8.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
4.99%
Calderdale
5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.99 pts
lower than
England
School
9.82%
Calderdale
13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
86.7%
1.5 pts
below England
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School
86.7%
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.