Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Cliffe Hill Community 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, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 18 first-choice applications for 19 offers; 4 offers went to families living outside Calderdale.
- There are 16.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 24.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 52.3% of pupils, compared with a middle figure of 15.8% 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
- Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Cliffe Hill Community Primary School are valued and well cared for in an inclusive and nurturing environment.”
- “Strong relationships are at the heart of everything the school offers, ensuring that pupils feel safe and supported.”
- “The school’s values guide its approach, creating a calm and purposeful atmosphere where pupils thrive.”
To improve
- “However, some tasks in writing are not always adapted well enough to meet the needs of pupils of different abilities, including pupils with SEND.”
- “As a result, they do not progress as well as they should.”
- “It has recently put in place a range of strategies to address the high number of pupils who are persistently absent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lightcliffe C of E Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity Academy St Chad's 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School 1.1 mi Outstanding
- Longroyde Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published