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Education in Calderdale

Metropolitan borough

West Yorkshire and The Humber. 210,734 people in 364 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Calderdale, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Calderdale had 114 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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114
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Calderdale had 114 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Calderdale among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Calderdale is 114.

Schools

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Schools in Calderdale

Calderdale has 114 open schools: 81 primary, 11 secondary, 2 all-through, 13 special, 2 sixth form and further education, 4 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
7
Good
39
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

47 of the 99 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

11 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Calderdale

7 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

All Saints' CofE Primary School (March 2023), Luddendenfoot Academy (December 2023), Old Town Primary School (November 2023), Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (September 2023), St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School (December 2022), Trinity Academy Halifax (September 2023), The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form (September 2023).

Primary (81)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbey Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11217School remains Good, September 202285% met KS2 standard
All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11208Outstanding (overall), March 202377% met KS2 standard
Ash Green Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11440Standards maintained, October 202442% met KS2 standard
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 11183School remains Good, May 202383% met KS2 standard
Barkisland CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11197Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), November 201976% met KS2 standard
Beech Hill SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11571Standards maintained, February 202562% met KS2 standard
Bolton Brow Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11227School remains Good, November 202267% met KS2 standard
Bowling Green AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11164Good (overall), June 202379% met KS2 standard
Bradshaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11323School remains Good, April 202478% met KS2 standard
Burnley Road AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11129Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met27% met KS2 standard
Carr Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11340Good (overall), January 202463% met KS2 standard
Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11162Good (overall), April 202442% met KS2 standard
Central Street Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 753Good (overall), November 2022
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11159School remains Good, December 202252% met KS2 standard
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1170School remains Good, March 202368% met KS2 standard
Cliffe Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11195Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), March 202050% met KS2 standard
Colden Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 1147Good (overall), December 202270% met KS2 standard
Copley Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11309Good (overall), July 202467% met KS2 standard
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11105Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures12% met KS2 standard
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11309Good (overall), April 202364% met KS2 standard
Dean Field Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11220Good (overall), February 202277% met KS2 standard
Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11138Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade12% met KS2 standard
Ferney Lee Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11219Good (overall), February 202346% met KS2 standard
Field Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1172Good (overall), October 202318% met KS2 standard
Hebden Royd CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11109Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed50% met KS2 standard
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1150Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11330Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met61% met KS2 standard
Holywell Green Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11134Good (overall), March 202368% met KS2 standard
Lee Mount AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11274Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met61% met KS2 standard
Lightcliffe C of E Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11370Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 11330School remains Good, February 202359% met KS2 standard
Longroyde Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 11340Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
Luddenden CofE SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11108Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed67% met KS2 standard
Luddendenfoot AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11202Outstanding (overall), December 202380% met KS2 standard
Midgley SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1158School remains Good, March 2022
Moorside Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11231Good (overall), February 202355% met KS2 standard
Mount Pellon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11303School remains Good, April 202463% met KS2 standard
New Road Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11182Good (overall), April 202347% met KS2 standard
Norland CE SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1161Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Northowram Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11451Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Old Earth Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11461School remains Outstanding, December 202263% met KS2 standard
Old Town Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1184Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed
Parkinson Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11535Outstanding (overall), September 202361% met KS2 standard
Ripponden Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 11171School remains Good, April 202364% met KS2 standard
Riverside Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11118Standards maintained, October 202471% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11150School remains Good, November 202260% met KS2 standard
Salterhebble Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 11204School remains Good, November 202269% met KS2 standard
Salterlee Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1174School remains Good, November 202342% met KS2 standard
Savile Park Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11348School remains Good, June 202442% met KS2 standard
Scout Road AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11104Good (overall), June 202375% met KS2 standard
Shade Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11178Good (overall), May 202372% met KS2 standard
Shelf Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 11221Standards maintained, November 2024Good (overall), January 202048% met KS2 standard
Siddal Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11169Good (overall), September 202332% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 7156Good (overall), June 2023
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school7 to 11224Outstanding (overall), December 202268% met KS2 standard
St Augustine's CofE SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11156Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade36% met KS2 standard
St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, CliftonAcademy converter4 to 11198Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
St John's Primary School In RishworthAcademy converter4 to 11152Good (overall), July 202289% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11137Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade95% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, BrighouseAcademy converter3 to 11196School remains Good, February 202465% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 1194Good (overall), April 202456% met KS2 standard
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11172Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade58% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11272Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1161Good (overall), March 202483% met KS2 standard
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre SchoolFoundation school4 to 11192School remains Good, September 202260% met KS2 standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11106Good (overall), June 202433% met KS2 standard
Stubbings Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 771School remains Good, June 2022
The Greetland AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11385Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met86% met KS2 standard
Todmorden CofE J, I & N SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11237School remains Good, July 202256% met KS2 standard
Triangle CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11173Good (overall), January 202461% met KS2 standard
Trinity Academy AkroydonAcademy converter3 to 11203Good (overall), October 202355% met KS2 standard
Trinity Academy St Chad'sAcademy sponsor led4 to 11121Good (overall), July 202381% met KS2 standard
Trinity Academy St Peter'sAcademy sponsor led4 to 1194Good (overall), June 202371% met KS2 standard
Trinity Academy WhitehillAcademy converter2 to 11593Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), January 202067% met KS2 standard
Wainstalls SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11190Improved significantly, October 202491% met KS2 standard
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11169School remains Good, October 202372% met KS2 standard
Warley Road Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11518School remains Good, June 202370% met KS2 standard
Warley Town SchoolCommunity school4 to 11129Good (overall), January 202365% met KS2 standard
West Vale AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 1174Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met82% met KS2 standard
Withinfields Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11338Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
Woodhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11415Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), June 202174% met KS2 standard

Secondary (11)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Brighouse High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,317Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 43.4
Lightcliffe AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16788Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 37.3
Park Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16481Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknessesAttainment 8: 32.3
Rastrick High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,774School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023Attainment 8: 50.9
Ryburn Valley High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,589School remains Good, July 2022Attainment 8: 48.1
The Brooksbank SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,446Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 51.5
The Crossley Heath SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,179Good (overall), July 2023Attainment 8: 73.2
The North Halifax Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,207Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 69.6
Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16885Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changedAttainment 8: 46.2
Trinity Academy GrammarAcademy sponsor led11 to 16968Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 45.4
Trinity Academy HalifaxAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,624Outstanding (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 49.4

All-through (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25, KS4 2025/26)
The Calder Learning TrustAcademy converter4 to 161,250Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changedAttainment 8: 49.5
The Halifax AcademyAcademy converter4 to 161,461Good (overall), June 202358% met KS2 standard

Special (13)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Brearley Hall SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1637No outcome in Ofsted's file
Broadwood SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1842No outcome in Ofsted's file
Compass Community School NorthOther independent special school11 to 173No outcome in Ofsted's file
Compass Community School Willow ParkOther independent special school6 to 1872No outcome in Ofsted's file
Highbury SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11155School remains Outstanding, July 2024
Millcourt SchoolOther independent special school9 to 1862No outcome in Ofsted's file
PennineOther independent special school10 to 181No outcome in Ofsted's file
Ravenscliffe High SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19258School remains Outstanding, October 2022
Riverbank Primary SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1115No outcome in Ofsted's file
Stafford Hall SchoolOther independent special school10 to 1918No outcome in Ofsted's file
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth FormNon-maintained special school5 to 1983Outstanding (overall), September 2023
William Henry Smith Specialist CollegeSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Wood Bank SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11142School remains Good, April 2024

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Calderdale CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Trinity Sixth Form AcademyFree schools 16 to 1916 to 19912Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Beacon Lights SchoolsOther independent school4 to 16209Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Hipperholme Grammar SchoolOther independent school3 to 16285Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Rishworth SchoolOther independent school10 to 19361Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Gleddings SchoolOther independent school3 to 11224Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
The Whitley AP AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter7 to 1658School remains Good, March 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.