Old Earth Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Elland, Calderdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.258 miles
Published by Calderdale Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Old Earth Primary School is a primary school in Elland, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Old Earth 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 | 1.258 mi |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.258 miles away; 12 Calderdale primary schools published a last distance, while 64 others offered every applicant a place.
- The 2026 Reception distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2015, after sharp swings, the biggest between 2016 and 2017.
- Reception 2026 drew 63 first-choice applications for 59 offers; all 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd 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
- Lower Edge Road, Elland, HX5 9PL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “Old Earth Primary School is a place where pupils are successful and happy.”
- “All pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), access an outstanding and ambitious curriculum.”
- “Pupils learn about the local area, giving pupils a greater awareness of their community and how they can play a part as active citizens.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2023 (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) | 63% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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.
- Field Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carr Green Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Longroyde Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Vale Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Siddal Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published