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Best primary schools in Calderdale

76 of 82 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Calderdale schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Halifax 95.0% Not judged undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Wainstalls School Halifax 91.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 St John's Primary School In Rishworth Sowerby Bridge 89.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 The Greetland Academy Halifax 86.0% Outstanding about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Abbey Park Academy Halifax 85.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Brighouse 83.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School Sowerby Bridge 83.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 West Vale Academy Halifax 82.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Trinity Academy St Chad's Brighouse hidden gem 81.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Luddendenfoot Academy Halifax hidden gem 80.0% Outstanding improving undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Norland CE School Sowerby Bridge 80.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Bowling Green Academy Halifax 79.0% Good oversubscribed 1.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Brighouse 79.0% Not judged about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Bradshaw Primary School Halifax 78.0% Good improving about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 All Saints' CofE Primary School Halifax 77.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Dean Field Community Primary School Halifax 77.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Halifax 76.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Scout Road Academy Hebden Bridge 75.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 Woodhouse Primary School Brighouse 74.0% Good declining about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Shade Primary School Todmorden 72.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Todmorden 72.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Hebden Bridge 71.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Riverside Junior School Hebden Bridge 71.0% Good — approximate
24 Trinity Academy St Peter's Sowerby Bridge 71.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Colden Junior and Infant School Hebden Bridge 70.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2025/26 approximate
26 Northowram Primary School Halifax 70.0% Not judged improving oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Warley Road Primary Academy Halifax 70.0% Good about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Halifax 69.0% Good about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Sowerby Bridge 68.0% Good — approximate
30 Holywell Green Primary School Halifax hidden gem 68.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School Brighouse 68.0% Outstanding improving — approximate
32 Bolton Brow Primary Academy Sowerby Bridge 67.0% Good oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Copley Primary School Halifax hidden gem 67.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 Luddenden CofE School Halifax 67.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Trinity Academy Whitehill Halifax 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Brighouse 65.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 Warley Town School Halifax hidden gem 65.0% Good undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School Elland 64.0% Good improving about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 Lightcliffe C of E Primary School Halifax 64.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Ripponden Junior and Infant School Sowerby Bridge 64.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Carr Green Primary School Brighouse 63.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Mount Pellon Primary Academy Halifax hidden gem 63.0% Good improving about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 Old Earth Primary School Elland 63.0% Outstanding about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Beech Hill School Halifax 62.0% Good declining about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Halifax 62.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Halifax 61.0% Requires improvement about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 Lee Mount Academy Halifax 61.0% Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 Parkinson Lane Community Primary School Halifax 61.0% Outstanding about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 Triangle CofE VC Primary School Sowerby Bridge 61.0% Good declining about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Sowerby Bridge 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
51 St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School Halifax 60.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
52 Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School Halifax 59.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
53 Longroyde Primary School Brighouse 59.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
54 Withinfields Primary School Halifax 59.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
55 St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Halifax 58.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
56 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Todmorden 56.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
57 Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Todmorden 56.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
58 Moorside Community Primary School Halifax 55.0% Good improving oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
59 Trinity Academy Akroydon Halifax 55.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
60 Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Halifax 52.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
61 Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Halifax 50.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
62 Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Hebden Bridge 50.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
63 Shelf Junior and Infant School Halifax hidden gem 48.0% Good about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
64 New Road Primary School Sowerby Bridge 47.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
65 Ferney Lee Primary School Todmorden 46.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
66 Ash Green Community Primary School Halifax 42.0% Good declining about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
67 Castle Hill Primary School Todmorden 42.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
68 Salterlee Primary School Halifax hidden gem 42.0% Good declining about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
69 Savile Park Primary School Halifax hidden gem 42.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
70 St Augustine's CofE School Halifax 36.0% Not judged about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
71 St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Elland hidden gem 33.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
72 Siddal Primary School Halifax 32.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
73 Burnley Road Academy Hebden Bridge 27.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
74 Field Lane Primary School Brighouse 18.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
75 Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Todmorden 12.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
76 Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Elland 12.0% Not judged improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Calderdale

6 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Calderdale, not a fairer one.

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