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Warley Road Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Calderdale

Warley Road, Halifax, HX1 3TG

Website 01422353724

63

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

95%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

17.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

518

Capacity used

Has space

90%

578 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

95%

1st preference success rate

53 of 56 families who put it first got an offer

57

Places offered

98

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5653● 95%
2nd preference204● 20%
3rd preference120● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)100● 0%
Total985758%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
95%
2025

Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sarah Tindal
Address
Warley Road, Halifax, HX1 3TG
Phone
01422353724
Local authority
Calderdale
Ward / constituency
Park · Halifax
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
146677

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language70%——
SEN support15%——
53% boys (272)47% girls (246)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

518 pupils · 578 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    08 June 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 395 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

17.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
23%
21/22
25%
22/23
22%
23/24
17%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths63%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard70%
+8% vs England
Higher standard9%
+1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard78%
+3% vs England
Higher standard36%
+3% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth9%
-4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard82%
+8% vs England
Higher standard50%
+24% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard80%
+7% vs England
Higher standard51%
+21% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

672023632024702025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)70%61%
Higher standard9%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Calderdale council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.