St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 September 2022. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre 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 for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in all 6 earlier years, and that distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 13 of the 32 applications (41%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Calderdale, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Meadow Close, Greenacres Estate, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7QU
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022
Strengths
- “St Michael and All Angels Church of England Primary & Pre School is a friendly and welcoming place to learn.”
- “The school’s core values, which include respect, resilience and cooperation, are woven through all that the school does.”
- “The majority of parents are happy with the provision that their children receive.”
To improve
- “A significant number of pupils do not have well-developed handwriting skills.”
- “This affects many pupils’ ability to write fluently.”
- “The speed with which they are able to write means that they lose motivation and lack confidence in themselves as writers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 October 2022 (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) | 60% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 16 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.
- Shelf Junior and Infant School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northowram Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Salterlee Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lightcliffe C of E Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Akroydon 2.8 mi Good Last distance published