St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 🔒
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School is a primary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in 3 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 saw 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 76 Calderdale primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- There were 61 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 16.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23 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
- Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3EJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 61 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “It is a warm and welcoming place.”
- “Pupils value the wealth of experiences that this small school offers.”
- “Families appreciate attending open mornings, performances and collective worship.”
To improve
- “However, this is at the early stages of development.”
- “The use of assessment by teachers to deepen pupils’ thinking or address misconceptions is variable.”
- “This means that pupils can be kept waiting, having completed work, or be moved on before they are secure with their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (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) | 83% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy St Peter's 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Road Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Luddendenfoot Academy 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John's Primary School In Rishworth 2.0 mi Good Last distance published