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Norland CE School

Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3RN · Calderdale · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2026 Inspected this year Mixed Primary Church of England
7.0/10 Above average

11th 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 — 8.6/10 against 3,596 of them, against 7.9/10 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
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 80.0 · 88 40% 3.51
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 10.0 · 66 25% 1.65

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, 80.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 10.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in June 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in the Phunky Food Ambassadors club, swimming, and Forest School trips. There is no breakfast or after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 61 pupils in a building with 105 places, leaving 44 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’ literacy development given the gap between expected and higher standards? What provisions exist for children who arrive without prior wraparound care? How does the small class size influence individual teaching time?

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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