Warley Town 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dark Lane, Halifax, HX2 7QD
Website: http://www.warleytown.org.uk
Telephone: 01422831592
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenny Melling
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107495

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 140
Number of Boys: 74
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 0.9 to 6.3
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.6 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warley Town School
Dark Lane , Warley HX2 7QD
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tuel Lane Infant School
Clay Street , Tuel Lane HX6 2ND
3out of 4 844 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge
Park Road , HX6 2BJ
3out of 4 1,076 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
New Road Primary School
Sowerby New Road , HX6 1DY
3out of 4 1,386 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Bolton Brow , HX6 2BA
3out of 4 1,477 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 4 765 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1DF
3out of 4 2,200 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Crossley Heath School
Savile Park , HX3 0HG
4out of 4 2,819 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 2,811 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 1,728 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 1,337 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU
- not rated 2,008 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wood Bank School
Dene View , Luddenden HX2 6PB
3out of 4 2,203 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Beacon Lights Schools
Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance) , Francis Street HX1 5JY
- not rated 2,952 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brearley Hall School
Brearley Hall , 1 Burnley Road HX2 6HS
- not rated 3,172 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.