Wainstalls School
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 🔒
Wainstalls School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Wainstalls 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 9 October 2024, was Improved significantly; the previous graded outcome was Good (19 May 2015).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 8 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 91% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 91% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale that have results.
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
- Wainstalls, Halifax, HX2 7TE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils share immense pride in Wainstalls School.”
- “They are helped to build highly respectful relationships with their peers and staff.”
- “This is testament to the exceptional support that they receive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 November 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) | 91% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.
- Ash Green Community Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Abbey Park Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Midgley School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Field Community Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Whitehill 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Luddenden CofE School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moorside Community Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published