Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Elland, 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 🔒
Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Elland, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) 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
- In 2024/25, 12% 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.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 11 first-choice applications for 11 offers; places had run out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility is 63.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 18.7% 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
- Westgate, Elland, HX5 0BB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this warm and nurturing school.”
- “They value the positive relationships they have with their peers and staff.”
- “The school places pupils’ needs at the heart of all its work.”
To improve
- “However, these expectations are not consistently met.”
- “A significant number of pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, are not academically prepared for secondary school.”
- “However, these improvements are not consistently embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 October 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) | 12% | 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, 11 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.
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- West Vale Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Old Earth Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Greetland Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Siddal Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holywell Green Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published