Holywell Green Primary School

Community school·Primary school Halifax, Calderdale·HX4 9AE
Composite score
53.5
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#6,002
National rank
#592
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#28
In Calderdale
Top 41%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
28
any preference, for 9 places
Applications from another council area
7%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Holywell Green Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
142
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
35.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,332
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Holywell Green Primary School at a glance

Located in Halifax, Calderdale, Holywell Green Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 142 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 11.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 41% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Holywell Green Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 9 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 35.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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