New Road Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Sowerby Bridge, 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 🔒
New Road Primary School is a primary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
New Road Primary 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
- In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- At the higher standard the picture differs: 11% of pupils reached it in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, with 20 first-choice applications for 21 offers.
- 35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.7% 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
- Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at New Road Primary School.”
- “Their behaviour is exceptional.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils’ attitudes and behaviour.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, such as physical education (PE), the curriculum needs refining further to meet the same high standard.”
- “Pupils remember some aspects of the PSHE curriculum better than others.”
- “Pupils are less confident in their knowledge of other faiths.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 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) | 47% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy St Peter's 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Warley Town School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Norland CE School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Luddendenfoot Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published