Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge is a primary school located in Sowerby Bridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2012. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Park Road, Sowerby Bridge

School Information

Address: Park Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BJ
Website: http://www.christchurchjuniors.org.uk
Telephone: 01422832454
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Alison Embleton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107554

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 150
Number of Pupils: 126
Number of Boys: 57
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.2
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge
Park Road , HX6 2BJ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Bolton Brow , HX6 2BA
3out of 4 408 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tuel Lane Infant School
Clay Street , Tuel Lane HX6 2ND
3out of 4 639 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Warley Town School
Dark Lane , Warley HX2 7QD
3out of 4 1,076 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Warley Road Primary Academy
Warley Road , HX1 3TG
3out of 4 1,091 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road , HX6 2NW
1out of 4 351 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Crossley Heath School
Savile Park , HX3 0HG
4out of 4 1,868 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1DF
3out of 4 2,318 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Calderdale College
Francis Street , HX1 3UZ
- not rated 2,142 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street , HX2 0BA
3out of 4 1,568 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street , Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BU
- not rated 262 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon Lights Schools
Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance) , Francis Street HX1 5JY
- not rated 2,347 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Gleddings School
Birdcage Lane , Savile Park HX3 0JB
- not rated 2,382 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU
- not rated 2,490 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green , HX3 0RZ
4out of 4 3,087 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.