Warley Town School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Halifax, Calderdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Calderdale Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Warley Town School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Warley Town School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, whereas a last distance had been published in all 8 earlier years, swinging sharply between some years.
- The January 2026 school census shows 8.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale is 39.3%.
- In 2026, Reception had 11 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Calderdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dark Lane, Warley, Halifax, HX2 7QD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Warley Town School flourish in a nurturing atmosphere.”
- “Leaders and staff know and value every pupil.”
- “Relationships between adults and children are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, there is a lack of clarity around what pupils should know.”
- “In a small number of subjects, this work is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Pupils are not as well prepared for the next stage of learning in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- New Road Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Luddendenfoot Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Warley Road Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published