Northowram 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 09/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below 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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Baxter Lane, Halifax

School Information

Address: Baxter Lane, Halifax, HX3 7EF
Website: http://northowram.calderdale.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01422202704
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Scardifield
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107486

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 456
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.8
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northowram Primary School
Baxter Lane , Northowram HX3 7EF 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Salterlee Primary School
Kell Lane , Shibden HX3 7AY 		3out of 4 645 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shelf Junior and Infant School
Shelf Hall Lane , Shelf HX3 7LT 		2out of 4 1,478 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Portland Road , HX3 6LA 		3out of 4 2,234 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
Meadow Close , Greenacres Estate HX3 7QU 		3out of 4 2,475 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy Bradford
Deanstones Lane , BD13 2AS 		- not rated 3,123 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
Northgate House , HX1 1UN 		- not rated 2,772 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hipperholme Grammar School
Bramley Lane , Halifax HX3 8JE 		- not rated 2,056 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Millcourt School
2 Shelf Mills , Wade House HX3 7PA 		- not rated 2,137 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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