Dean Field Community Primary School | Primary in Halifax, Calderdale | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

221

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

221

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

221

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCalderdale

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Dean Field Community Primary School · Primary · Calderdale

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

77%

+6pp

77%59%40%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

+9pp

9%5%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

86%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

86%

Maths higher standard

41%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

86%

SPAG higher standard

41%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

221

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

56%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ

Local authority

Calderdale

Website

www.deanfieldschool.co.uk

Telephone

01422258258

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	9%	86%	50%	77%	9%	86%	41%	82%	86%	108.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	29%	221
2023/24	71%	0%	86%	11%	79%	7%	82%	4%	86%	64%	104.0	103.0	100.0	—	—	—	23%	226
2022/23	64%	0%	93%	39%	75%	0%	68%	4%	82%	46%	108.0	102.0	99.0	+5.60	+2.10	+0.30	20%	235
2018/19	40%	0%	45%	5%	50%	0%	45%	5%	55%	35%	98.0	98.0	98.0	-3.30	-3.00	-4.10	11%	219
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	221	24.6	29%	10%	56%	7%	22%
2023/24	226	22.6	23%	7%	52%	7%	21%
2022/23	235	30.9	20%	4%	55%	6%	21%
2021/22	232	26.7	15%	4%	53%	6%	20%
2020/21	222	28.7	14%	4%	50%	—	—
2018/19	219	22.2	11%	4%	53%	4%	9%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	6%	18%