St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Furness Place, Halifax, HX2 8JY
Website: http://www.stmalachysprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01422244628
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lianne Lomas
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141480

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 176
Number of Boys: 84
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.3
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.2
Maths
N/A: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Furness Place , Illingworth HX2 8JY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dean Field Community Primary School
Cousin Lane , Ovenden HX2 8DQ 		1out of 4 86 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary School
Keighley Road , Ovenden HX2 8AP 		3out of 4 762 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ash Green Community Primary School
Mixenden Road , Mixenden HX2 8QD 		3out of 4 1,241 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Park Academy
Keighley Close , Illingworth HX2 9DG 		3out of 4 1,512 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The North Halifax Grammar School
Moorbottom Road , Illingworth HX2 9SU 		4out of 4 1,748 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy, Halifax
Shay Lane , HX2 9TZ 		4out of 4 1,784 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 3,077 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 2,263 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU 		- not rated 1,338 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Whitley AP Academy
Whitley Phoenix Centre , HX2 9SR 		3out of 4 1,605 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon Lights Schools
Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance) , Francis Street HX1 5JY 		- not rated 2,926 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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