Wood Bank School is a 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 12/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.3%, which is 4.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dene View, Halifax

School Information

Address: Dene View, Halifax, HX2 6PB
Website: http://www.woodbank.calderdale.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01422884170
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenna Port
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107590

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 80
Number of Pupils: 91
Number of Boys: 66
Number of Girls: 25

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 27.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -4.9 to 2.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -7.6 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -5.7 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Luddenden CofE School
Dene View , Luddendenfoot HX2 6PB 		2out of 4 96 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Midgley School
Lane Ends , Midgley HX2 6TX 		3out of 4 814 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Luddendenfoot Academy
Burnley Road , Luddendenfoot HX2 6AU 		4out of 4 1,350 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Warley Town School
Dark Lane , Warley HX2 7QD 		3out of 4 2,203 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scout Road Academy
Scout Road , Mytholmyroyd HX7 5JR 		3out of 4 2,362 yd Academy converter No 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 2,930 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1DF 		3out of 4 3,024 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Calder Learning Trust
Brier Hey Lane , Mytholmroyd HX7 5QN 		3out of 4 2,445 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wood Bank School
Dene View , Luddenden HX2 6PB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Brearley Hall School
Brearley Hall , 1 Burnley Road HX2 6HS 		- not rated 979 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU 		- not rated 2,910 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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