Luddendenfoot Academy
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Luddendenfoot Academy is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Luddendenfoot 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
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 7 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 2026 Reception entry drew 21 first-choice applications for 25 offers (0.8 first choices per offer, 3rd lowest of 76 Calderdale primary schools), with every first-choice family offered a place.
- 13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 39.3% 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, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy school.”
- “The school’s values, summarised by the word ‘mirror’, underpin all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils embrace these values fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 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) | 80% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 21 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.
- Luddenden CofE School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity Academy St Peter's 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Warley Town School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Road Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Midgley School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good