Burnley Road Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Hebden 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 🔒
Burnley Road Academy is a primary school in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Burnley Road Academy 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
- 2024/25: 27% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest Calderdale primary schools that have results.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.2% 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
- Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils typically enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils know they have trusted adults to share concerns with if need be.”
- “Pupils are positive and respectful to each other and adults.”
To improve
- “However, the teaching of the curriculum is inconsistent across the school.”
- “Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, do not achieve well at the end of key stage 2.”
- “Not all pupils are well prepared for their next steps.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2026 (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) | 27% | 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.
- Scout Road Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stubbings Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Old Town Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Riverside Junior School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Midgley School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Luddenden CofE School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published