West Vale Academy is a primary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2017. 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 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Stainland Road, Halifax

School Information

Address: Stainland Road, Halifax, HX4 8LS
Website:
Telephone: 01422372804
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Fiona Gardiner
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145571

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 182
Number of Pupils: 152
Number of Boys: 77
Number of Girls: 75

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4 to 1
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.8

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:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
1out of 4West Vale Academy
Stainland Road, West Vale HX4 8LS 		0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Hullen Edge Road, HX5 0QY 		543 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Elland CofE Junior and Infant School
Westgate, HX5 0BB 		1,054 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
Cross Lane, HX5 0LP 		1,220 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Greetland Academy
School Street, Greetland HX4 8JB 		1,281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Brooksbank School
Victoria Road, HX5 0QG 		872 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Park Lane Academy
Park Lane, Exley HX3 9LG 		1,436 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCompass Community School North
Long Lea House, 5 Halifax Road HX5 0SH 		712 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green, HX3 0RZ 		1,903 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStafford Hall
Cheltenham Place, HX3 0AW 		2,461 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gleddings School
Birdcage Lane, Savile Park HX3 0JB 		2,537 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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