OFSTED
5 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Calderdale
Trust
THE FAMILY OF LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
571
516 full-time ·
55 part-time
Female pupils
273
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
298
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.4 pts
above England
School
34.2%
Calderdale
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
52.9 pts
above England
School
73.2%
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.
Pakistani
67.3%
384
Any other Asian background
7.5%
43
Indian
4.0%
23
Gypsy / Roma
3.3%
19
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
18
Bangladeshi
3.0%
17
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
23.5%
134 of
571 pupils
2.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
62.0%
1.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Calderdale
73.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Calderdale
69.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
5.16%
Calderdale
5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.01%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.81 pts
lower than
England
School
11.01%
Calderdale
13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
0.23%
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
83.7%
4.5 pts
below England
Beech Hill School
83.7%
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.