Dean Field Community Primary School
Halifax, HX2 8DQ · Calderdale · primary school
16th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.0/10 against 956 of them, against 7.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 77.0 · 82 | 40% | 3.32 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 34% | 1.76 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 9.0 · 61 | 25% | 1.55 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 77.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2022. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.4 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Art Club and Friday afternoon art clubs, participate in art competitions and trips, and engage with Artist in Residence programmes and Parent workshops. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.
Getting in. The school has 221 pupils in a building with 262 places, leaving 41 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help with reading and writing? What does the after-school club typically involve? How does the school plan to maintain its current standards following the 2022 inspection?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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