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Northowram Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax HX3 7EF · northowram.calderdale.sch.uk · 01422 202704

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
70%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Calderdale 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
451
31 over 420 places · 107%
Local authority
Calderdale
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
10.7%
First language not English
0.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 66 (Places 58)66September 2023: 73 (Places 60)73September 2024: 54 (Places 54)54September 2025: 67 (Places 59)67September 2026: 72 (Places 60)72Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660721.2▲82%
September 2025Sept 202559671.1▲88%
September 2024Sept 202454541100%
September 2023Sept 202360731.2▲82%
September 2022Sept 202258661.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Calderdale it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 62% (England 61%)62%2017/18: 74% (England 64%)74%2018/19: 64% (England 65%)64%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 72% (England 61%)72%2024/25: 70% (England 62%)70%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲70%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Northowram Primary School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
5 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
87
19% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲99% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 63% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (23%) with SEND

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