Ripponden Junior and Infant School 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 17/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Halifax Road, Sowerby Bridge

School Information

Address: Halifax Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4AH
Website: www.ripponden.calderdale.sch.uk
Telephone: 01422823362
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lorraine Bamforth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107514

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1 to 2.7
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.1
Maths
N/A: 1.6 Confidence interval 0 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ripponden Junior and Infant School
Halifax Road , Ripponden HX6 4AH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
Scammonden Road , Barkisland HX4 0BD 		4out of 4 1,229 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School
Mill Bank , HX6 3EJ 		4out of 4 1,654 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St John's Primary School In Rishworth
Godly Lane , Rishworth HX6 4QR 		3out of 4 2,373 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
Butterworth Lane , Triangle HX6 3NJ 		4out of 4 2,445 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1DF 		3out of 4 3,255 yd Academy converter 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 350 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rishworth School
Oldham Road , Rishworth HX6 4QA 		- not rated 1,824 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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