Triangle CofE VC Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale·HX6 3NJ
Composite score
43.2
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#9,849
National rank
#1007
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#52
In Calderdale
Top 66%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
40
any preference, for 19 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9220221.0020231.0020240.9020250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Triangle CofE VC 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
186
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,439
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Triangle CofE VC Primary School

Triangle CofE VC Primary School is a primary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 186 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Triangle CofE VC Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 18 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 23.3 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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