Barkisland CofE VA Primary School is a primary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/04/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Scammonden Road, Halifax, HX4 0BD
Website: www.barkislandcofeschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01422823324
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Becky Schofield
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107552

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/04/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 198
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.9
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
Scammonden Road , Barkisland HX4 0BD 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ripponden Junior and Infant School
Halifax Road , Ripponden HX6 4AH 		3out of 4 1,229 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School
Mill Bank , HX6 3EJ 		4out of 4 2,485 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bowling Green Academy
Stainland Road , Stainland HX4 9HU 		- not rated 2,667 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
Butterworth Lane , Triangle HX6 3NJ 		4out of 4 2,680 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverbank Primary School
Unit 2 Ripponden Mill , Ripponden HX6 4DH 		- not rated 1,438 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rishworth School
Oldham Road , Rishworth HX6 4QA 		- not rated 2,651 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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