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Highbury School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community special school
Lower Edge Road, Rastrick, Brighouse HD6 3LD · highburyschool.co.uk · 01484 716319
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Calderdale 62%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 155
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 41.9%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Calderdale it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Highbury School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 35
- 26% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (100%) with SEND