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Northowram Primary School

Primary

Calderdale · Halifax · HX3 7EF http://northowram.calderdale.sch.uk/

Pupils
448
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 26/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCalderdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Northowram Primary School · Primary · Calderdale

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
-2pp
74%69%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
5%
-7pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EF
Local authority
Calderdale
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%5%88%25%80%20%78%15%92%70%106.0104.0104.020%448
2023/2472%12%90%33%77%15%83%33%88%80%107.0106.0107.017%452
2022/2368%14%82%42%77%19%77%30%77%79%107.0105.0105.0+1.90+0.70+0.9018%439
2018/1964%7%69%15%85%8%80%16%89%84%102.0104.0106.0-2.90-2.20-2.6012%462
2017/1874%5%79%31%84%6%84%37%92%77%106.0106.0105.0-1.50-3.20-0.807%474
2016/1762%10%79%24%76%17%71%28%95%67%105.0104.0103.0-1.60-2.60-2.706%473

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544823.020%1%13%4%7%
2023/2445225.417%1%11%4%8%
2022/2343924.318%1%12%4%8%
2021/2244524.319%1%10%6%12%
2020/2145624.818%1%9%
2018/1946227.312%0%7%4%6%
2017/1847425.37%0%8%4%7%
2016/1747325.16%1%8%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.