SCHOOL PROFILE

Luddenden CofE School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149939
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 262 Published school capacity
Capacity used 41.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 December 2021
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Calderdale
Trust LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 108 102 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 44 40.7% of pupils
Male pupils 64 59.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

63.0%
38.2 pts above England
School 63.0%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.0%
7.3 pts below England
School 13.0%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.5%
88
Any other Asian background
5.6%
6
Any other White background
3.7%
4
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
2
Unclassified
1.9%
2
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 33.3% 36 of 108 pupils
12.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.3%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.6% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 2.8 pts above
EHC plans 15.7% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 9.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Speech, language & communication 6
Physical disability 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 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

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Calderdale 60.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Calderdale 73.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Calderdale 69.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

5.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.65 pts lower than England
School 5.57%
Calderdale 5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.99 pts lower than England
School 11.83%
Calderdale 13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts lower than England
School 1.08%
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

41.2% 47.0 pts below England
Luddenden CofE School
41.2%
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