St John's Primary School In Rishworth | Primary in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale | Ofsted & DfE

89%

RWM expected · 2024/25

22%

RWM higher · 2024/25

145

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

89%

RWM expected · 2024/25

22%

RWM higher · 2024/25

145

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

89%

RWM expected · 2024/25

22%

RWM higher · 2024/25

145

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/07/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCalderdale

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio27.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Primary School In Rishworth · Primary · Calderdale

Part ofST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, RISHWORTH

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

89%

+13pp

89%83%76%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 89%

RWM higher standard

22%

+14pp

26%17%8%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

61%

Writing expected standard

89%

Writing higher standard

28%

Maths expected standard

89%

Maths higher standard

78%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

89%

SPAG higher standard

72%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

112.0

GPS scaled score

111.0

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

145

Pupil : teacher ratio

27.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Godly Lane, Rishworth, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4QR

Local authority

Calderdale

Website

http://www.stjohnsrishworth.org.uk

Telephone

01422822596

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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	89%	22%	89%	61%	89%	28%	89%	78%	89%	89%	110.0	112.0	111.0	—	—	—	13%	145
2023/24	76%	8%	88%	52%	84%	12%	84%	44%	88%	92%	109.0	107.0	108.0	—	—	—	11%	147
2022/23	86%	24%	95%	62%	86%	24%	90%	43%	90%	81%	110.0	108.0	109.0	+4.50	+2.20	+3.10	12%	145
2018/19	89%	16%	95%	53%	89%	32%	95%	58%	95%	95%	110.0	110.0	113.0	+3.20	+0.10	+2.60	9%	139
2017/18	84%	26%	95%	42%	89%	26%	95%	42%	89%	84%	107.0	108.0	109.0	+2.50	+2.10	+4.50	9%	139
2016/17	95%	19%	100%	48%	95%	19%	100%	71%	90%	100%	109.0	113.0	111.0	+1.60	-0.80	+5.90	7%	138

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	145	25.8	13%	0%	3%	2%	2%
2023/24	147	22.2	11%	0%	5%	3%	3%
2022/23	145	21.9	12%	0%	5%	4%	6%
2021/22	146	22.3	12%	0%	5%	5%	6%
2020/21	148	20.2	11%	0%	4%	—	—
2018/19	139	21.2	9%	0%	4%	3%	3%
2017/18	139	21.2	9%	0%	6%	3%	4%
2016/17	138	23.0	7%	0%	6%	3%	4%