Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 February 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 40 first-choice applications for 40 offers and every applicant was offered a place, though places ran out in 8 of the 9 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- There were 18.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 across 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
- Albert Road, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0QD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 330 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 February 2023
Strengths
- “For many pupils and families, Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School is more than a school, it is part of the heart and soul of the community.”
- “Staff know their pupils and community well.”
- “They are supportive and help pupils in a variety of ways when they find aspects of life difficult.”
To improve
- “It is too early to judge the positive effect at this stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 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) | 59% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 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 Pellon CofE VC Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warley Road Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lee Mount Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warley Town School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Dean Field Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published